19th Century Primitive Pine Stool with Wonderful Pieced and Appliquéd Woolen Cover death at sea where it would have attached

where it would have attached

and am not someone who gets especially excited about butter molds or gingerbread molds

green trousers and red striped socks

I believe one or perhaps two legs have been cut away on one end (see detail photos) and there is light wear and aging to the wood plus a few tiny white marks that appear to be paint splatters

heavy weight cardboard covered in heavy weight paper

19th Century Primitive Pine Stool with Wonderful Pieced and Appliquéd Woolen Cover death at sea where it would have attachedThe pieced homespun woolen fabric with red applique on this 19th century pine stool made my heart race when I found it purchased from a dealer who pulled it out of an old estate in Concord, NH I believe. It is everything I love, and I love everything about it, with the textile making a very humble stool a very special one. And I do believe it has been on there for a very long time, secured with a mish mosh of hand forged iron nails, many of them