Name/Title
OttomanEntry/Object ID
2009.05.01,02Description
Pair of Empire or early Victorian ottomans, each with four casters. Each ottoman is approximately 16 inches high and 16 inches square, forming an approximate cube with indented sides. Wood base is veneered walnut with dental molding approximately half way up and again just before the upholstered top. The ottomans have been upholstered with the same blue fabric as the parlor curtains, based on recommendations contained in Loudon's book Furniture Designs from the Encyclopaedia of Cottage, Farmhouse and Villa Architecture and Furniture, originally published in 1839.
This pair of ottomans was purchased as Dr. Tolmie owned something similar while at Fort Nisqually. Documentation from the Nisqually Papers notes "two low stools or ottomans on castors or pullys" purchased from a San Francisco merchant in July 1858 $10.00 each.Dimensions
Height
16 inWidth
16 inDepth
16 in