Stool (no. 726)
Item
Title
Stool (no. 726)
Creator
United Crafts
Date
1901-02
Dimensions
5 x 12 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches
Medium
Black Ash, leather
Object No.
2018.19.2
Credit line
Gift of Gregg and Monique Seibert
Description
Sometimes referred to by collectors as a "monk's stool," there is no evidence for this term in the periodStickley referred to it only as a foot stool. In addition to ash with a green finish (like the present example), Stickley offered this in oak with at least his "Austrian" and "Green Oak" finishes. By 1905, when Stickley released "Supplement to Catalogue D," this form had been replaced by a simplified version–Stool (no. 302)–that was available in either oak or mahogany.
Provenance
Purchased, en suite, by an undisclosed buyer, ca. 1901, then by descent. Dalton’s American Decorative Arts and Antiques (September 2001). Cathers and Dembrosky (by 2002). Gregg and Monique Seibert (2002).