Update Our ticketing, donations, and membership sales portal is down for scheduled maintenance on the afternoon of 4/11.
Square with japanned base. Rounded sides have scalloped skirts; modified bracket feet; gold Chinoiserie scenes. Cushion: needlepoint with yellow and orange striped background; large multi-colored abstract floral medallion and quatrefoil in each corner.
footstools (stools)
japanning
lacquering
upholstery
wood (plant material)
Chinoiserie
quatrefoils
stripes
Lacquered
Japanned
Upholstery
Needlepoint
Medallion
Quatrefoil
Chinoiserie
Striped
FOOTSTOOL
Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),
Unknown
England
5.25 x 11.5 x 11.5 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
1949.333
Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact [email protected].
Sign up to our newsletter for our latest news and events
