Sweet Old Slatted Stool, with Reinforcements! vintage painting Pretty cute

Pretty cute

each measuring six inches tall by 1 3/8" in diameter

In very good vintage condition I would guess this piece dates to the 20s-40s

and learned that they were a bit of a thing during the Victorian era--some plain like this one

But best is the interior of the chamber pot

Sweet Old Slatted Stool, with Reinforcements! vintage painting Pretty cuteOne 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