Object Number 2012.0024.184 B

Object Name

Tool (for needlework)

Category

Textiles (Needlework)

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Davison B. Hawthorne

Creator (Role)

Sabbathday Lake Shakers (Maker)

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

Location of the Sabbathday Lake Shaker community.

Date

1900-1940

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Underside; printed in gold text on green foil ground of circular sticker: Sabbathday Lake Shakers / Trade (SC intertwined) Mark / Maine

Materials

Cherry; Wool; Cotton

Techniques

Turned

Dimensions (inches)

5.512 (H) , 4.764 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

14 (H) , 12.1 (Diam)

Measurement Notes

Diameter measured across base of spool holder. b, c, d) Spools 3.200 x 2.700 diam. cm

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Gordon, Beverly. 1983 Shaker Textile Arts.
• pg 233