Commode

Object Name:

Commode

Object ID:

1981.009.01

Date:

1900-1930

Description:

Commode or close stool. Oak wood, with top upholstered with Jacquard woven fabric. Fabric is green and gold with a woven ribbon on edges; fabric is applied with brass tacks. Lid has concave molded edge and is attached with two brass hinges. Lid is mortise and tenon construction as is the body. Front panel has an applied turning in center as decoration with three horizontal ribs above and below center. Sides have same three horizontal ribs in two panels, and a brass handle on each side. Rear panel also has two groups of three horizontal ribs. Legs all have square tops and turned bottoms, ring and vase turning. Opening lid reveals a seat with a beveled hole in the center. Seat also lifts up to reveal an enameled iron pail with an iron lid. Enamel is mottled gray-green. Stool is numbered A, pail is numbered B and lid is numbered C. "X" is marked on interior of rear panel. Single blocks are nailed in each panel which hold up the bucket. There is no bottom board. There is a wooden peg on top of lid, purpose unknown. Bucket may not be original.
A -- Stool.
B -- Pail.
C -- Lid to Pail.

Material:

Wood
Metal
Textile

Dimensions:

H-16.75 W-14.25 D-14.25 inches

Provenance:

Part of a collection of household and decorative items given by Elizabeth B. Adams Mills (1900-1992), perhaps in connection with her moving out of her Concord, NH, home.

Credit Line:

Gift of Elizabeth Adams Mills

People:

Mills, Elizabeth A. (1900-1992)