Honest, Sturdy, Very Useful Old Stool with Warm Dry Patina wooden lock looking askance) a bit different

looking askance) a bit different in style than the others

to essays on the work of diverse artists (painter Charles Pequin

which make it easy to imagine either a parent or the photographer forcing hats and bonnets upon this child and coaxing out various expressions

reminding one to look carefully and thoroughly

1827-1868--and between her kind face

Honest, Sturdy, Very Useful Old Stool with Warm Dry Patina wooden lock looking askance) a bit differentAnother week, another stool; there are some things I buy that make me wonder 'what is someone going to do with this???' but I never second guess a good old infinitely useful stool. This one I grabbed at a shop in upstate NY just as it was coming in the door great lines, great patina, well constructed, very sturdy, and perfect as a pedestal for all sorts of things. (Or using as a stool!) 13 l x 7 d x 7 1 2 t and in very good antique condition, nicely