Shakers Genuine Garden Seeds Box, 1861-1895
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Shakers at Watervliet, N.Y., produced seeds for resale by 1790 and first sold paper packets of seeds in 1835. Yet, the Mt. Lebanon, N.Y. community dominated the Shaker seed business from the 1860s to 1891. They made wooden boxes like this one, packed them with "genuine" Shaker seeds, delivered the boxes to general stores for resale, and collected and restocked the boxes for the next growing season.
Shakers at Watervliet, N.Y., produced seeds for resale by 1790 and first sold paper packets of seeds in 1835. Yet, the Mt. Lebanon, N.Y. community dominated the Shaker seed business from the 1860s to 1891. They made wooden boxes like this one, packed them with "genuine" Shaker seeds, delivered the boxes to general stores for resale, and collected and restocked the boxes for the next growing season.
Artifact
Seed box
Date Made
1861-1895
Creators
Shakers, Mount Lebanon Community (Mt. Lebanon, N.Y.)
Place of Creation
United States, New York, Mt. Lebanon
Creator Notes
Made in the Shaker Community in Mt. Lebanon, New York.
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.4.3544
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Paint (Coating)
Color
Dark red
Red
White (Color)
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 3.25 in
Width: 23.5 in
Length: 11.75 in
Inscriptions
printed label: SHAKERS GENUINE GARDEN SEEDS
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