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Footstool

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1900-1915

GUSN

GUSN-69724

Description

Footstool. Plywood and horeshair. Circular cushion upholstered in black horsehair with fine fringe trim. Plywood base stained dark with molded skirt. Rests on five ring-and-ball-turned feet.

Details

Descriptive Terms

footstools (stools)
hair
wood (plant material)
upholstering
Stool
Footstool
Upholstered
Hair
Footstool

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Possibly Paine Furniture Company (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

Boston, MA, USA

Dimensions

6 x 13 1/8 (HxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.1702

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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