Three Spool Leg Antique Stool with Piecework Top and Unusual Form vintage drawing of actor 5" l x 2" wide

5" l x 2" wide x 1 3/8" tall and in very good condition

and I believe it dates from the early 20th century when it would have been used as a festival dance mask

feels substantial and with a nice weight to it

" who is named below another drawing in ink on the reverse side

She is not especially sturdy on her legs when they are fully extended

Three Spool Leg Antique Stool with Piecework Top and Unusual Form vintage drawing of actor 5" l x 2" wideThe silk piecework covering the face of this antique stool is much worn, but I find it really beautiful, and I love the unusual shape of the stool, evoking hand fans and fire screens, and with the spooled handle, like a fourth leg, completing the reference. Cut of a very thick slab of wood, with three more spooled legs to stand on. C. 1870s 80s New England, I believe. 16 at handle, 11 5 8 x 7 1 2 t. I wouldn't put much weight on it, as the legs are a