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Stool

1750-1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Carved mahogany stool of oblong form with four cabriole legs. The legs are carved on the knees with symmetrical foliage and terminate in feet in the form of inverted Dolphin's heads. Two of the Dolphin head feet have had part of their upper mouths broken and smoothed; two are entire. There is a flanged seat frame with symmetrical scrollwork and foliage centred on a blank escutcheon or lozenge. The loose upholstered seat was covered after purchase with green velvet of eighteenth century date. The seat was subsequently covered with embroidery transferred from textiles T.73-1916.


Object details

Category
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Stool
  • Seat
Materials and techniques
Mahogany carved. Seat upholstered.
Brief description
Carved mahogany stool with loose upholstered seat.
Physical description
Carved mahogany stool of oblong form with four cabriole legs. The legs are carved on the knees with symmetrical foliage and terminate in feet in the form of inverted Dolphin's heads. Two of the Dolphin head feet have had part of their upper mouths broken and smoothed; two are entire. There is a flanged seat frame with symmetrical scrollwork and foliage centred on a blank escutcheon or lozenge. The loose upholstered seat was covered after purchase with green velvet of eighteenth century date. The seat was subsequently covered with embroidery transferred from textiles T.73-1916.
Dimensions
  • Height: 18.5in (Note: Taken from Departmental record)
  • Length: 25.5in (Note: Taken from Departmental record)
  • Width: 20.5in (Note: Taken from Departmental record)
Gallery label
STOOL ENGLISH; about 1755 Mahogany, covered with contemporary embroidery. The dolphin legs correspond with the front legs of some 'French Chairs' in Thomas Chippendale's Director (First Edition, 1754).(pre October 2000)
Object history
The stool was purchased from Mr Scott Maynard, a dealer in the King's Road Chelsea, SW3.
The stool has has the embroidered cover T.73-1916 attached, probably in 1959.(RP 57/3434).
Bibliographic reference
The stool is illustrated in Coleridge, Anthony, Chippendale Furniture, Faber and Faber 1968, figure 1968. It is also illustrated in Wood, Lucy, The Upholstered Furniture in the Lady Lever Art Gallery Volume 1, Fig 359, p537, published by Yale 2008.
Collection
Accession number
W.39-1946

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Record createdFebruary 15, 2001
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