Footstool
c 1870
Made by Augusta Kohrs,
The combination of steer horn legs with Augusta Kohrs' fine needlepoint epitomizes the incongruous but harmonious relationship of Western ranching and European sensibility. A Greek mythological scene, 'The Thracian Slaying the Lion', is represented.
Wood, cloth, horn. L 37.2, W 37.2, H 26.8 cm
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, GRKO 553