Joint stool

1650–1700
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 709
Because joint stools were subject to hard useage, relatively few have survived. Most--like this example-were imported from Europe. Makers left their individual imprint through distinctive patterning on the legs.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Joint stool
  • Date: 1650–1700
  • Geography: Made in England
  • Culture: British
  • Medium: White oak
  • Dimensions: 22 1/8 x 17 7/8 x 13 1/8 in. (56.2 x 45.4 x 33.3 cm)
  • Credit Line: Given in memory of George Drew Egbert and Estelle Powers Egbert, by their children, 1966
  • Object Number: 66.108.4
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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