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Footstool

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Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1830-1850

GUSN

GUSN-49641

Description

Grained to look like rosewood. Embossed upholstery, stenciled leather. Frame is probably not paper; not clear what it is from museum file.

Details

Descriptive Terms

footstools (stools)
embossing
graining
japanning
leather
paper (fiber product)
stenciling
Unidentified Paper
Grained
Embossed
Stenciled
Leather
Japanned
STOOL

Additional Identification Number

1978.37B

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of Aimee and Rosamund Lamb

Accession Number

1978.37B

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