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A mahogany piano stool with swiveling slip seat, rails in the form of two dolphins connected by…
Piano Stool
A mahogany piano stool with swiveling slip seat, rails in the form of two dolphins connected by…
A mahogany piano stool with swiveling slip seat, rails in the form of two dolphins connected by a turned back crest rail above a carved turned baluster and leaf-carved legs ending in paw feet.
Piano Stool, Unknown Maker (England), c. 1825, mahogany and upholstery, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia.

Piano Stool

Datec. 1825
MediumMahogany and upholstery
Dimensions25 1/2 × 17 × 17 inches (64.8 × 43.2 × 43.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase by the Owens-Thomas House Regency Shop.
Object number1985.3
On View
On view
CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextThis mahogany piano stool has a swiveling slip seat, rails in the form of two dolphins connected by a turned back crest rail above a carved turned baluster and leaf-carved legs ending in paw feet.
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