Square footstool, gilt-wood (mahogany or oak stained to resemble mahogany), upholstered with red silk velvet, braid and tassels and an embroidery top depicting a spray of flowers and leaves set on a beige ground within a scrolling frame on a blue ground; the four rails are joined to each other and a stepped moulding has been applied near the bottom of each rail; a turned bun foot, also gilt, is screwed or tenoned up into each corner; the upholstery stuffing has been applied over the top of the rails, the embroidered cover then placed over the top of this, then the velvet strips applied to each side of the stool; along the top edge of the velvet strips is a single length of red and yellow braid from which the three-tiered 'pom-pom' tassels hang; a single length of yellow, red and brown cord runs along the top edge of the braid.