Footstool

footstool

Name/Title

Footstool

Entry/Object ID

2012.56

Description

This is a small footstool. It has the name "Rockwell" carved into the top, which is made of a simple rectangular wooden board. On either end of the top, there are bootjack cut-outs. The sides of the stool have been whitewashed. The top appears to lack a finish except for the ends, with nothing on the side edges. The top is attached to the sides and legs by 10 nails that are visible on the top surface. The sides of the stool are connected to the ends by 3 nails on each end.

Context

Used by Rockwell Dole in Woodstock, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2012.56

Source or Donor

Johnson, Dorothy Dole

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1900 - 1910

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Footstool

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Stool

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Seating Furniture

Nomenclature Class

Furniture

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Material

Wood, Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Dole, Rockwell M. (1892-1978)

Related Places

Place

Town

Woodstock

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America