Shaker Gout Stool
Probably Mount Lebanon, NY | c. 1870
Ash with leather
Original chrome yellow painted surface
13” h. x 19 ⅛” w. x 16” d.
Provenance: Dr. Edward Deming & Faith Andrews, Richmond, MA
Illustrated: Mario S. De Pillis and Christian Goodwillie, Gather Up the Fragments (2008), p. 293
Exhibited: Gather Up the Fragments, 2008-2017
This folding Gout Stool was used to alleviate pain in the legs and feet. Most likely acquired from the Shakers of Mount Lebanon, New York, it consists of two, chamfered cross braces in original chrome yellow paint connected by three tenoned stretchers—two of which hold the recently restored leather seat.
This piece was collected by Dr. Edward Deming and Faith Andrews, noted historians and antiquarians, whose significant collection of Shaker material century launched interest in Shaker design and culture in the early 20th century. Together, they published numerous books and articles, helped develop museum collections, and curated exhibitions about the Shakers. Today, materials collected by the Andrewses are held in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Winterthur Museum, Hancock Shaker Village, the American Museum in Britain, and other cultural institutions.
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