Stool
Swivel or "revolver" stool, Mount Lebanon, NY
ca. 1860
Description
"Revolver" stool with circular seat of pine. Spindle back, comprised of cherry and birch spindles topped by steam-bent hickory back rail, echoes circular form of the seat. Turned pine pedestal that tapers sharply at top, 11" high. Four arched feet of maple form an X.
Notes
Revolver chairs may have been owned by the North Family, Mount Lebanon Shakers but were only produced at the Second or South Family, Mount Lebanon. Blog post on the production of these chairs: https://shakerml.wordpress.com/2018/08/08/revolver/.
New York Mount Lebanon North Family
