Stool Collection

Theres a Long, Long Trail by Mabel Lucie Attwell
" Theres a Long, Long Trail A-Winding into the Land of My Dreams." Knitting themed illustration by Mabel Lucie Attwell showing a cherubic little girl knitting comforts for the troops

Quick Lunch and Snack Bar at Paddington Station, 1936
An interior view of Paddington station showing a busy snack bar, which probably opened soon after the modernisation of the station in the 1930s

The Zen priest Ikkyu Osho. Date: circa 18th century

Bar in the Adlon Hotel, Berlin, Germany. Date: 1930

Milkmaid, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Woman about to milk a cow. Photographer: Samuel John Govier

Come to the Show A showgirl with an elaboarte feather fan reclines on a tall bar stool on this fabulous Art Deco programme cover. Date: circa 1920s

Twenties flapper girl sitting at a cocktail bar
A flapper girl from the 1920s sitting at a cocktail bar on a high stool. She is slim, wears a slinky dress, and has a cigarette in a holder in her mouth. On the bar is her glass of champagne

Bar inside a martello tower, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
View of a stylish circular bar which was built inside a martello tower at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. Martello towers were small defensive forts

Typesetting by hand, Morning Post newspaper, London
A roomful of male compositors in London, typesetting the pages of the Morning Post newspaper by hand

Childbirth in 1513
A midwife discreetly helps to deliver a child, while a friend supports the mother who is seated upright

HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (1865-1901). French painter. A photographic double portrait with Toulouse-Lautrec posing as model as well as painter

Cocktail Girls 1950S 3 / 4
Two smiling, leggy young models enjoy a drink together at a cocktail bar. A towels is slunged nonchalantly over a bar stool. I hope they don t intend to drink & swim!

Little Miss Muffet (K. G
She upsets her stool when she finds a - really, rather small - spider sharing it with her

Rubinstein Plays Piano
ANTON RUBINSTEIN over-enthusiastic pianist plays a tune. So caught up in his performance he is lifted bodily from the stool, long hair & coat-tails flying

Cinderella by Arthur Rackham
Ella, aka Cinderella, sitting in rags with a broom in her hand. Date: 1919

Three Sikh men, India. Date: 1843

Ashanti stool taken from the Palace of King Prempei at Kumasi during the 3rd Ashanti War, 1896 (c). Carved dark wood, unpolished

Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - playing the piano. circa 1910s

Gallis restaurant, Ignacio, Marin County, California, USA
Gallis bar and restaurant, Ignacio, Marin County, California, USA -- offering excellent food and wine. Date: circa 1950s

Illustration of a woman weaving a rug on a loom

Brixton Prison Cell
A single cell in the old part of Brixton Prison, London, circa 1862. At this time the prison housed female convicts, who were subjected to solitary confinement under the separate system operated at

ALLEGORY OF MERCURY, 1496. Personification of Mercury, the planet of science and the arts. Woodcut from Nicolas Le Rouges Le grand kalendrier des bergieres, Troyes, 1496

Shoe shine Lisbon, Portugal
A young shoe shine man reads a newspaper while waiting for his next customer in a Lisbon street Portugal. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1989

Development of Mesmeric Science, 1883. Artist: George du Maurier
Development of Mesmeric Science, 1883. The fatal Mesmeric Duel in the Bois de Boulogne, between the Chevalier Lenoir, of Paris, and Professor Schwartz, of Berlin

Cat playing the piano on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

The Milkmaid, 1902 (pencil and watercolour)
652074 The Milkmaid, 1902 (pencil and watercolour) by Wilson, Charles Edward (1853-1941); 52.7x34.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Milkmaid. Charles Edward Wilson (1854-1941)

Animals and birds singing round a piano on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

The Blackville Medical Man. Yes, dis is a clear case of Difflomania. Wood engraving, American, c1880
SOUTH: ROOT DOCTOR. The Blackville Medical Man. " Yes, dis is a clear case of Difflomania. " Wood engraving, American, c1880

STRING QUARTET, 1846. Wood engraving, English, 1846

Pantomime artist Will Evans with his children
Will Evans (1866 -1931) was an eccentric comedian who performed in pantomime from a young age, and appeared on the music halls in the 1890s

Ducking a Scold - or Duckynge a Scolde. Cartoon showing the medieval practice of ducking women to punish them for a nagging tongue. Date: 1913

Dunce at School
A boy stands on a stool with a dunces cap on his head. Date: circa 1900

TEXAS: LUNCHEONETTE, 1939. An outdoor hamburger stand at Harlingen, Texas. Photograph by Russell Lee, February 1939

Grandfather welcomes his Granddaughter
A Grandfather, fishing in the shade of a tree by a quiet pool, welcomes his Granddaughter with open arms. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Cocktail fashion, 1958
A woman wearing a white lace cocktail dress by Bijou, enjoys a cocktail at what is now considered quite a kitsch, Tiki-style bar

BOY IN DUNCEs HAT, 1867
Boy in dunces hat left standing on a stool while the other children play

Art deco period bar area, Usha Kiran Palace Hotel, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh state, India, Asia

Game / Children Acting
A little girl stands on a stool and reads from a script, while her friends and their toys form the audience

Girl playing a piano (chromolitho)
1094166 Girl playing a piano (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girl playing a piano)

George Eliot / Rosehill
GEORGE ELIOT (MARY ANN EVANS) Home of the English novelists friends, the Brays, at Rosehill, near Coventry Date: 1819 - 1880

Happy Familes Playing Cards - Miss Pint. circa 1935

China - A Chinese Barber, preparing a long pigtail
China - A Chinese Barber, preparing a traditional long pigtail Date: circa 1910s

Moroccan Pouf Makers
Moroccan Pouf makers

Female Type at Bar 1926
A liberated flapper type, sitting on a bar stool

New Woman Poster ?1896
The New Woman: a bookish frumpy young woman in plain clothes & monocle sits on a stool surrounded by improving books. She also smokes judging by the cigarette in the corner

Dog Reading by Pidding
A learned grandfather amuses his grandchildren by teaching the dog to read. The dog, wearing spectacles & smoking a pipe, sits on a stool to read a newspaper

Children Make a Wreath
Three little girls & their brother sit upon a quilt in the middle of the floor. The eldest girl has abandoned her knitting to make a floral wreath for the youngest. Date: circa 1870

Curve
Natalya Sleta

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"From Long Trails to Quick Lunches: The Stool's Story Unveiled" Step back in time as we embark on a journey through various eras and places, all centered around the humble stool. Picture yourself at Paddington Station in 1936, indulging in a quick lunch or snack bar experience while perched on a sturdy stool. Transporting ourselves further into history, let us visit Cornwall in the early 1900s. A Milkmaid gracefully balances her pail atop a wooden stool as she tends to her daily chores, embodying simplicity and tradition. Now imagine the roaring twenties, where a flapper girl exudes confidence and style while sitting at a cocktail bar. Her elegant posture accentuated by the sleek lines of the stool beneath her adds an air of sophistication to this vibrant era. Transitioning from glamour to tranquility, we encounter Zen priest Ikkyu Osho meditating upon his wooden stool. In silence and stillness, he finds enlightenment amidst chaos—a testament to the power of minimalism. Our journey takes us next to Berlin's Adlon Hotel—an epitome of luxury—where patrons gather around an opulent bar adorned with plush stools. Here conversations flow freely as drinks are savored within this grand setting that has witnessed countless stories unfold. As we move forward through time again, we find ourselves drawn towards artistic expression. "Come to the Show, " whispers an inviting caption alongside images capturing dancers swaying rhythmically on stools during Poodle Polka performances—a delightful fusion of music and movement. Curiosity leads us now towards Walton-on-the-Naze in Essex—a martello tower turned unconventional bar where visitors perch themselves upon unique stools inside its historic walls. This juxtaposition between old-world charm and modernity creates an unforgettable ambiance for those seeking something extraordinary.