Window Stool

Attributed to the Workshop of Duncan Phyfe American, born Scotland

1805–15

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 725

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Provenance

Title: Window Stool
Maker: Attributed to the Workshop of Duncan Phyfe (American (born Scotland), near Lock Fannich, Ross-Shire, Scotland 1768/1770–1854 New York)
Date: 1805–15
Geography: Made in New York, New York, United States
Culture: American
Medium: Mahogany
Dimensions: 32 1/2 x 41 3/4 x 15 1/4 in. (82.6 x 106 x 38.7 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Screven Lorillard, 1953
Object Number: 53.179.3
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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