Foot stool

Maker & role
Unknown, Maker
 Production date
circa 1820

Object detail

Production place
TAS/Australia
Collection
Elizabeth Bay House
Measurements
H: 14.5 x W: 25 x L: 30cm (H: 145 x W: 250 x L: 300mm)
Credit line
Purchase, 2005
Elizabeth Bay House Collection, Museums of History New South Wales
Description
Rare, early upholstered footstool of Australian cedar (Toona ciliata) of Tasmanian origin c. 1820. The sides feature a double down-turned acanthus foliate scroll, defining a concave shape for the top of the piece. The piece rests on four outstretched sabre legs. The top has been recovered in a chestnut damask weave horsehair fabric, with en suite gimp. The hessian underside of the piece suggests that the original upholstery (apart from the top covering) has survived.
Accession number
EB2005/19

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