FOLDING STOOL (PLIANT), ONE OF FOUR

Creator(s): Unknown

On view in: Second Floor Hallway

About this object

The stool stands on "X" shaped supports that are carved with rococo acanthus leaf scrolls around flat areas incised with cross-hatching. A carved daisy in a medallion covers a bolt at the crossing of each pair of legs. The struts at floor level, which end in leaf scrolls for feet, have a shell motif in the center. The loose cushion is upholstered with a cut velvet in maroon and ivory trimmed with ball fringe and tassels.

Object name:

FOLDING STOOL (PLIANT), ONE OF FOUR

Made from:

Gilt walnut

Made in:

Paris, France

Date made:

ca. 1740

Size:

16 1/4 × 26 3/4 × 19 in. (41.3 × 67.9 × 48.3 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

31.105.3

Class:

FURNITURE

Signature marks:

MARK; INSCRIPTION

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973