Stool

Furniture

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Stool

Entry/Object ID

VC.2002.34

Description

Four-legged wooden stool with leather covered seat. Seat is thick stiff leather, sueded side up, reddish brown, shaped on one side with an indented cut. Tacked to stool with 13 small brass tacks and 26 circular brass tacks 1" in diameter having 2 indented concentric circles and raised centers. Stool is constructed of plank seat supported by 2 half round log supports, one across each side. Bark shaved off these supports and ends tapered slightly. Each half-log has a leg inserted through a hole in each end. Legs are tapered top and bottom. Four stretchers with tenons extending through legs and pegs wedged in the ends to secure them.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1700 - 1799 Date made: r. 1700 - 1799

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

24 in

Width

17 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 24 x 17 in. (61 x 43.2 cm)

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

17-1/2 in

Depth

15-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 17 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. (44.5 x 39.4 cm)

Dimension Description

seat

Width

16 in

Depth

12 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 16 x 12 in. (40.6 x 30.5 cm)

Material

Leather, Wood

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Leather shows places where several tacks are missing.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Unknown

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Manor, Southeast Bedroom/Storage