Sweet Old Slatted Stool, with Reinforcements! periwinkle blue The box measures 5 3/4

The box measures 5 3/4 square and 1 5/8" tall

and negative space--made all the better by the contrasting terra-cotta colored rim

Marked 1626 on the bottoms

6" t x 6 1/2" l x 2 3/4" w

Sweet Old Slatted Stool, with Reinforcements! periwinkle blue The box measures 5 3/4One of the things I really love about old wooden stools is that typically they've been put to hard use, and they show it! This very cute small slatted one has a few screws augmenting the nice old nails joining slats to sides, and newer reinforcements screwed to either side to sturdy it up. While these might be eyesores to purists, I love seeing these investments in preserving the utility and longevity of this trusty old thing! I'd think late 19th