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Green mohair upholstered; rosewood grained; threaded iron adjustable seat mechanism; turned standard w/ conforming tripod base.
music stools
birch (wood)
graining
maple (wood)
upholstering
wool (textile)
maple (wood)
Renaissance Revival
Maple
Birch
Grained
Upholstered
Renaissance Revival
Wool
STOOL, PIANO
Printed paper and cast iron labels on underside of seat: ""J. Briggs Portable Piano Stool-- The Best for the Price--Factory Peterborough, NH"" ""J. Briggs Patent Peterboro N.H. Piano Stool Warranted Dec 20 1867--Oct 23, 1866.""
Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),
Briggs, J. (Maker)
Peterborough, NH, USA
22.5 (H), 14.25 (diameter) (inches)
Bequest of Amelia W. Little
1986.240
New Hampshire (United States)
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