Collection Highlights
Undutiful Boys
Date:
1835
Object Number:
1858.23
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Back stool
Object Number:
1963.80
Date:
1730-60
Medium:
Walnut, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 38 x 23 x 22 1/2 in. ( 96.5 x 58.4 x 57.2 cm )
Description:
Walnut and textile Queen Anne back stool; tall back curving outward at top with concave crest rail; compass-shaped seat with upholstered slip seat; cabriole front legs with pad feet, square chamfered rear legs, and turned side and medial stretcher; back and seat upholstered in needlepoint with brass tacks along edge of back; evidence of castors on underside of feet.
Gallery Label:
A relatively common English form, American back stools are rare, but were known to have been made in Rhode Island and Massachussetts. The upholstery is likely not original.
Credit Line:
Gift of Irving S. Olds
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
