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Footstool

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1870-1890

GUSN

GUSN-13851

Description

Footstool covered in Brussels carpet; rust colored. Shape of footstool: six curved points.

Details

Descriptive Terms

footstools (stools)
machine sewing (technique)
straw (plant material)
wool (textile)
Wool
Straw
Machine Sewn
Brussels
FOOTSTOOL

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Tucker, Jane Armstrong, 1866-1964 (Maker)

Location of Origin

Wiscasset, ME, USA

Dimensions

6 (H), 13.5 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.100

Places

Maine (United States)

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