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- Hand Lamp, circa 1830 - The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, commonly known as the Shakers, is a religious sect begun in the late 1700s. Members banded together into small, mostly self-sufficient, communal enclaves scattered from Maine to Kentucky. Shaker craftsmen fashioned household furnishings with plain lines, little ornamentation, and painted or stained in a uniform color. Their craftsmanship expressed honesty, simplicity, and utility--in keeping with the guiding principles of the Shaker faith.
- circa 1830
- Collections - Artifact
Hand Lamp, circa 1830
The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, commonly known as the Shakers, is a religious sect begun in the late 1700s. Members banded together into small, mostly self-sufficient, communal enclaves scattered from Maine to Kentucky. Shaker craftsmen fashioned household furnishings with plain lines, little ornamentation, and painted or stained in a uniform color. Their craftsmanship expressed honesty, simplicity, and utility--in keeping with the guiding principles of the Shaker faith.
- Wool Wheel, Made in the Shaker Community in Canterbury, New Hampshire, 1807-1847 - Spinning fibers into yarn for weaving into cloth was an important task in many households into the 19th century. Spinning, done by women and girls, was a skilled -- and labor-intensive -- task. The woman who operated this large wool wheel spent countless hours walking to and fro, alternately spinning the wool fibers into yarn and then winding it onto the spindle.
- 1807-1847
- Collections - Artifact
Wool Wheel, Made in the Shaker Community in Canterbury, New Hampshire, 1807-1847
Spinning fibers into yarn for weaving into cloth was an important task in many households into the 19th century. Spinning, done by women and girls, was a skilled -- and labor-intensive -- task. The woman who operated this large wool wheel spent countless hours walking to and fro, alternately spinning the wool fibers into yarn and then winding it onto the spindle.
- Yardstick, circa 1850 -
- circa 1850
- Collections - Artifact
Yardstick, circa 1850
- Shaker Dress, 1830-1835 -
- 1830-1835
- Collections - Artifact
Shaker Dress, 1830-1835
- Shaker Dipper, 1850-1875 -
- 1850-1875
- Collections - Artifact
Shaker Dipper, 1850-1875
- Shaker Box, 1840-1850 -
- 1840-1850
- Collections - Artifact
Shaker Box, 1840-1850
- Shaker Box, 1860-1900 -
- 1860-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Shaker Box, 1860-1900
- Shaker Child's Chair, 1850-1900 -
- 1850-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Shaker Child's Chair, 1850-1900
- Fireplace Doors, circa 1830 -
- circa 1830
- Collections - Artifact
Fireplace Doors, circa 1830
- Cupboard, 1830-1860 - The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, commonly known as the Shakers, is a religious sect begun in the late 1700s. Members banded together into small, mostly self-sufficient, communal enclaves scattered from Maine to Kentucky. Shaker craftsmen fashioned household furnishings with plain lines, little ornamentation, and painted or stained in a uniform color. Their craftsmanship expressed honesty, simplicity, and utility--in keeping with the guiding principles of the Shaker faith.
- 1830-1860
- Collections - Artifact
Cupboard, 1830-1860
The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, commonly known as the Shakers, is a religious sect begun in the late 1700s. Members banded together into small, mostly self-sufficient, communal enclaves scattered from Maine to Kentucky. Shaker craftsmen fashioned household furnishings with plain lines, little ornamentation, and painted or stained in a uniform color. Their craftsmanship expressed honesty, simplicity, and utility--in keeping with the guiding principles of the Shaker faith.