Joint stool
Joint stools were the most basic and common form of seventeenth-century seating. Samuel Hart’s probate inventory mentions four “Joynt stools.” Due to the extreme rarity of surviving seventeenth-century American joint stools, this English example is used for display on the third floor of the American Wing in the 1680 Samuel Hart Room (gallery 709) from Ipswich, Massachusetts.
Artwork Details
- Title: Joint stool
- Date: 1650–1700
- Geography: Possibly made in England
- Culture: British
- Medium: White oak, cherry
- Dimensions: 21 3/8 x 18 7/8 x 14 3/8 in. (54.3 x 47.9 x 36.5 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Paul Moore, 1970
- Object Number: 1970.289.3
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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