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Carter No.: 081

Handlist description: Wooden stool, with ivory and ebony decoration

Card/Transcription No.: 081-1


81. Wooden stool, with ivory and ebony decoration.

1. Position Upside down on middle bedstead No. 80.

2. Dimensions

<> 32 0 3 23.6 25.4 30.5 Front

W. 27.5 H. in middle 26.9 W of corner post in front 1.7; at side 1.1 W of bottom slat 1.7; thickness 1. W. of cross slats .7; thickness .9. Outside band of seat 3.8; with ivory & ebony slips 4.4. Seat slats 3.7-4 in width. Apertures .5 - .8.

<> Seat

<> Seat slat

3. Description. Stool of dark reddish brown wood. Seat had 5 slats, 2 veneered with ivory, & three with ebony. Each slat bordered on each side with 2 strips of ivory and 2 of ebony. Arranged as in sketch in case of ivory (cont.)

Card no. 081-1 relating to Carter no. 081
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