Joint stool. Culture: American. Dimensions: 22 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 14 in. (57.2 x 52.1 x 35.6 cm). Date: 1700-1725.
Joint stools provided basic everyday seating in seventeenth- and early-eighteenth-century households. The vitality of the baluster turnings on this stool make it an outstanding example of the William and Mary style. Its high seat made it convenient for a sitter to rest his or her feet on the stretcher of the table it was pulled up to for dining.