Rhode Island Furniture Archive - Yale University Art Gallery

Photo: Courtesy Christie's, New York Click the image to enlarge	Joint stool
	Object number RIF1622
	Maker Maker Unknown
	Dimensions 20 3/4 � 13 1/2 � 18 1/2 in. (52.71 � 34.29 � 46.99 cm) Height, frame: 20 in. (50.8 cm) Width, frame top: 8 1/2 in. (21.59 cm) Depth, frame top: 11 1/4 in. (28.575 cm)
	Date 1680–1710
	Current location Unknown
	Geography Possibly made in Rhode Island (view a map of Rhode Island)
	Medium Maple
	Marks None
	Inscriptions None
	Provenance Israel Sack, Inc., New York; sold to Eric Martin Wunsch (1924–2013), New York; consigned by his estate to Christie's, New York, September 25, 2013, lot 5; sold to David Schorsch and Eileen Smiles Antiques, Woodbury, Connecticut
	Associated names Israel Sack, Inc. E. Martin Wunsch Christie's David A. Schorsch and Eileen Smiles Antiques
	Construction The single-board, elliptical, square-edged top is secured to its frame by multiple wood pins. The splayed rails below are attached to the turned legs by mortise and tenon joints, each showing one wood pin, as are the rectilinear stretchers below. The stool bears traces of several different layers of paint. Examined by P. E. Kane, May 9, 2006; notes compiled by T. B. Lloyd
	Bibliography Christie's, New York, Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Paintings and Prints, sale cat. (September 25, 2013), 4, lot 5, ill. Lita Solis-Cohen, "Americana at Christie's," Maine Antique Digest (December 2013): 28-B, ill.

Joint stool