Lot Essay
Stanyan's brand on a Pennsylvania Windsor stool is illustrated on Charles Santore, The Windsor Style in America, vol. II (Philadelphia, 1987), p. 263.
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A BLACK-PAINTED WINDSOR FOOT-STOOL
STAMPED "J. STANYAN," PENNSYLVANIA, 1790-1820
The oval shaped plank seat on bamboo-turned splayed legs joined by stretchers--7 3/4in. high, 12 3/4in. wide, 9 1/2in. deep
STAMPED "J. STANYAN," PENNSYLVANIA, 1790-1820
The oval shaped plank seat on bamboo-turned splayed legs joined by stretchers--7 3/4in. high, 12 3/4in. wide, 9 1/2in. deep