Stool, Piano

Object Name:

Stool, Piano

Object ID:

1984.054

Creator:

Briggs, Joshua (1825-1896)Manufacturer

Place of Origin:

Peterborough, NH

Date:

circa 1870

Description:

Piano stool, manufactured by Joshua Briggs, Peterborough, NH, c. 1870. Birch with rosewood graining. Rotating, adjustable, circular seat upholstered with black fabric. Turned central post with four scrolled legs and drop finial. Underside of seat has cast iron flange with raised lettering: "J. BRIGGS, PATENT. PETERBORO' N.H. / PIANO STOOL, / DEC'10, / 1867. / OCT'23, / 1866. / WAR/RAN/TED". Large circular paper label on underside of seat, with white printing on blue: " 'BRIGGS' PATENT.' * PORTABLE PIANO STOOLS. * / THE BEST FOR THE PRICE IN THE MARKET. / FACTORY, PETERBOROUGH, N.H. / TRADE MARK / Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year of our Lord 1869, by JOSHUA BRIGGS, / in the Clerk's Office for the District of Massachusetts."

Material:

Wood
Birch
Metal
Iron

Dimensions:

H-21 W-13.7 Dia-14 inches

Provenance:

One of several piano stool manufacturers in 19th-century New Hampshire, Joshua Briggs (1825-1896) held five stool patents and by 1876 was employing 30 men and subcontracting for additional work from local machinists. He worked in Peterborough, NH, from 1862 to 1885.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase

People:

Briggs, Joshua (1825-1896)

Subjects:

Stools