Petite and Very Sweet Primitive 19th Century Cricket Stool in Old Green Paint stacking blocks on post and the handiness of these

and the handiness of these inserted sheets of useable color

and on the best orange mount

(I've included a photo of the type of pillow used for bobbin lace making for reference in images

along with the painted decoration on chairs and chest

Petite and Very Sweet Primitive 19th Century Cricket Stool in Old Green Paint stacking blocks on post and the handiness of theseMy quest for good old stools never ends, and I'm particular about them, picking up most every one I see until I find one where the form and proportions and paint and nails add up, to my eye at least, just right. As I think they do with this 19th century one, purchased from a favorite country dealer in central MA, who shares my love of primitive stools. Nice small scale, great old green paint, honest wear, square head nails augmented with a few round