Object Number 2011.0051.023

Object Name

Basket and cover (Sewing basket)

Category

Wood (other)

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Davison B. Hawthorne

Place of Origin

New Gloucester, Maine, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Made in the Sabbathday Lake Shaker community located in New Gloucester, Maine

Date

1900-1950

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Bottom; Sabbathday Lake Shakers, Maine, Trade Mark, SC

Materials

Poplar, yellow; Silk; Leather (kid)

Techniques

Woven

Dimensions (inches)

2 (H) , 9.25 (L) , 2.75 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

5.08 (H) , 23.495 (L) , 6.985 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Catalogue] 1908 Catalog of Fancy Goods Made at Shaker Village Alfred York County Maine.
• Similar poplar boxes from another community in Maine pg 4, Plate 1