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Stool

Object/Artifact

One three board stool with a single stretcher made of Chestnut. Front and back edges of top are molded with decorative edging and a decorative hole is cut in the center of the top for convenience of carrying the stool from place to place. The top is dove-tailed to the two slab sides and a single thin stretcher is likewise dovetailed to the bottoms of each side for stability. The sides are attached to the top with at slight outward angle and are cut in a decorative manner to give them a fiddle shape in outline. This may be of Dutch or German origin, possibly Pennsylvania-German.

2002.031.14

Genesee Country Village and Museum

1700 - 1790

9 in

8-3/4 in

19-3/4 in

Wood

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