Stool, Piano
- Object Name:
- Stool, Piano
- Object ID:
- 1980.027
- Creator:
- Briggs, Joshua (1825-1896)
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- Peterborough, NH
- Date:
- 1862-1885
- Description:
- Piano stool, manufactured by Joshua Briggs, Peterborough, NH, c. 1870. Birch with rosewood graining. Upholstered square seat with shaped sides rotates on central post. Four scrolled legs and drop finial. Printed paper label on underside of seat: "JOSHUA BRIGGS, / MANUFACTURER OF / BRIGGS' PATENT PIANO STOOLS, / PETERBORO', HILLSBORO' CO., N. H. / U. S. A."
- Material:
- Wood
Textile - Dimensions:
- H-20 W-13.5 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:
- Gift of Kenneth Ames
- People:
- Briggs, Joshua (1825-1896)
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