The milking stool is, as the name suggests, the support on which the milker sat during the milking operation. It is a particular stool that was single-legged or tripod to allow the operator to position himself as close as possible to the udder of the cow and to be able to place the bucket in which to collect the milked milk between his feet.
The stool with three legs was almost exclusively used in the stable, while the single-legged one, often tied to the waist with a leather strap, was often used for milking outdoors.
The single-legged stool, due to its structure, was not particularly solid and stable, so much so that the tragic death of a peasant woman is remembered, pierced by the single leg of the stool on which she was milking (the seat gave way due to the excessive weight of the woman).