Backstool
CultureEnglish
Date1760-1775
MediumMahogany
DimensionsOverall: 39 7/8 × 23 × 25 1/4 inches (101.27 × 58.42 × 64.14 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number34-84
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DescriptionThe back of this upholstered back stool has a rounded crest rail and undulating sides. The seat is supported on straight front legs and canted rear legs. Plain, rectangular stretchers join the legs. The front legs have egg-and-dart molding run around the bottom edges of the seat rails. The seat rails are tenoned into the legs. The joints at the front corners are reinforced with replaced, shaped glue blocks. The joints at the rear are reinforced with straight cross braces.
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