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Joint stools were the most basic and common form of seventeenth-century seating. Samuel Hart’s probate inventory mentions four “Joynt stools.” Due to the extreme rarity of surviving seventeenth-century American joint stools, this English example is used for display on the third floor of the American Wing in the 1680 Samuel Hart Room (gallery 709) from Ipswich, Massachusetts.
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Title: Joint stool
Date: 1650–1700
Geography: Possibly made in England
Culture: British
Medium: White oak, cherry
Dimensions: 21 3/8 x 18 7/8 x 14 3/8 in. (54.3 x 47.9 x 36.5 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Paul Moore, 1970
Object Number: 1970.289.3
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