Footstool

1825-1900

Measurements

7 in x 17 in x 7 in

Materials

Unidentified wood

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, bequest of H. Rodney Sharp

Accession Number

1968.848

Condition Notes

One upright board appears to be a replacement.  The other split at the outside of one leg and has been nailed and glued together.

Provenance

Ex coll. H. Rodney Sharp

Comments

The rectangular footstool stands on two inclined boards cut to form legs on the bottom.  The undercutting is a double-ogee arch.  Face boards attached below the top board are boldly cut into deep ogees in the middle that meet to form abutting half-rounds.  They have ogee shaping outside the inclined boards.

The footstool is painted a deep or dark red.  The paint covers all surfaces, including the underside and repairs.