ANTIQUE GOUT ROCKER FOOTSTOOL

This antique gout footstool is from the early 1900's. The wooden frame and red faux leather upholstery is in great shape. It dates from1901-1910, the Edwardian Period of American Furniture production. By the 17th Century, the footstool concept had trickled down to the common everyday rich folk in the form of a "gout stool." Then, gout was considered a rich man's ailment. The gout stool was a means of elevating throbbing feet for relief and protection. But despite the questionable class assignments that determined who should and should not own a footstool, the times themselves dictated the need. Early Shaker settlers and Pilgrims used them because they kept their feet off cold, drafty floors and closer to toasty fireplaces.

 

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