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Because joint stools were subject to hard useage, relatively few have survived. Most--like this example-were imported from Europe. Makers left their individual imprint through distinctive patterning on the legs.
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Title: Joint stool
Date: 1650–1700
Geography: Made in England
Culture: British
Medium: White oak
Dimensions: 22 1/8 x 17 7/8 x 13 1/8 in. (56.2 x 45.4 x 33.3 cm)
Credit Line: Given in memory of George Drew Egbert and Estelle Powers Egbert, by their children, 1966
Object Number: 66.108.4
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