Footstool

Item Information

Title:
Footstool
Description:
Square with japanned base. Rounded sides have scalloped skirts; modified bracket feet; gold Chinoiserie scenes. Cushion: needlepoint with yellow and orange striped background; large multi-colored abstract floral medallion and quatrefoil in each corner.
Date:
1835–1845
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
japanning
lacquering
upholstery
wood (plant material)
footstools (stools)
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
Chinoiserie
quatrefoils
stripes
Lacquered
Japanned
Upholstery
Needlepoint
Medallion
Quatrefoil
Striped
Places:
Maine > York (county) > South Berwick
Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.)
Extent:
5.25 in. x 11.5 in. x 11.5 in. (H x W x D)
Link to Item:
https://gusn.us/7490
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
Accession #:
1949.333
Identifier:
7490