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Joint stool

1700–1725
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 774
Joint stools provided basic everyday seating in seventeenth- and early-eighteenth-century households. The vitality of the baluster turnings on this stool make it an outstanding example of the William and Mary style. Its high seat made it convenient for a sitter to rest his or her feet on the stretcher of the table it was pulled up to for dining.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Joint stool
  • Date: 1700–1725
  • Geography: Probably made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Soft maple
  • Dimensions: 22 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 14 in. (57.2 x 52.1 x 35.6 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1909
  • Object Number: 10.125.329
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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