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While usually used around the house, these stools doubled as seats on litter-bearer platforms. Holes drilled into the legs enabled them to be attached to the platform; the person sitting on the stool steadied himself by resting his heels on the bottom rung and grasping the sides of the seat.
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Title: Stool
Period: late Ming (1368–1644) or early Qing (1644–1911) dynasty
Date: 17th–18th century
Culture: China
Medium: Wood (jizhimu)
Dimensions: H. 16 3/16 in. (41.1 cm); W. 20 15 /16 in. (53.2 cm); D. 29 15/16 in. (53.2 cm)
Classification: Furniture
Credit Line: Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of Alan Priest, 1977
Object Number: 1977.77.1
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