Furniture of the Pilgrim century, 1620-1720, including colonial utensils and hardware (1910)
Nutting, Wallace, 1861-1941 · Framingham, Boston : Old America Company · leaf 307
piece is a joint stoolor a low table. The use of the joint stool was very common in the ancienttimes; probably every house possessed a considerable number. The speci-men here shown dates 1670-1690, and is owned by the author. The term joint is only a variant of joined. Joint or joined is usedto… … A LONG, turned, upholstered stool. Stools of this character alwayschallenge our careful attention, as more likely to be English than American.Many poorly joined English pieces are being brought to this country; andas they are made from old wood, they deceive the novice. The joint is thepoint at…
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