Potty chair

Name/Title

Potty chair

Entry/Object ID

SS.63.117

Description

Night chair with tall back and very shallow wings curving down to shaped open arms supported on bulbous, reeded and ring turned supports: square legs tapering to floor; back wings and button tufted loose seat cushion upholstered in fabric printed with rows of stylized floral devices with smaller flowers (slip covered in reproduction fabric); loose seat cushion lifts up to reveal mahogany supports with oval shaped opening shaped with metal pot; metal pot stamped: "reproduction Reed and Barton."

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Manufacturer

Reed & Barton

Date made

circa 1960

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

47 in

Width

26-3/8 in

Depth

26 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 47 x 26 3/8 x 26 in. (119.4 x 67 x 66 cm)

Material

Mahogany, Pewter, Cotton

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Unknown

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Sealantic Fund Inventory, 1943, p.150.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Sunnyside, Servant's Room #2