Stool
1675-1700 (made)
| Place of origin |
Stool, walnut; the seat is covered with red velvet, ornamented with five applied transverse bands of floral scrollwork in blue and white silk. Round the edge runs a trimming of interlacing white threads looped up and enclosing purple parallelograms on a red ground, into which the threads are worked. The baluster legs are strengthened by three cross-pieces of similar shape, and were originally painted black.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Carved walnut, and velvet |
| Brief description | Walnut stool, with red velvet seat and floral scrollwork. Flemish, last third 17th century. |
| Physical description | Stool, walnut; the seat is covered with red velvet, ornamented with five applied transverse bands of floral scrollwork in blue and white silk. Round the edge runs a trimming of interlacing white threads looped up and enclosing purple parallelograms on a red ground, into which the threads are worked. The baluster legs are strengthened by three cross-pieces of similar shape, and were originally painted black. |
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| Object history | Bought with 151 to 152-1891 for £98 6s 7d |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 153-1891 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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