Footstool

Description

Sewing stool with a white pine top and maple undercarriage. Four turned maple legs, two turned maple stretchers running side to side, and two maple cleats screwed to underside of top. Heads of wood screws are countersunk and plugged (white pine plugs).

Notes

This type of footstool, sometimes known as a "cricket," raised the user's knees to facilitate handwork such as sewing, so they are also referred to as sewing stools. A copper printing plate (2006.3.4) in the museum's collection shows the stool as it was pictured in the Shaker sale catalog.