Clothing hanger, Hancock, MA

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Object ID:

1993.1.26

Community:

Massachusetts, Hancock

Makers

Shaker

Description

A coat hanger with three horizontal arms set 3 1/8" apart. The arms have straight sides and rounded ends. Each arm is nailed to a central piece of wood with five copper nails in an x-shape. The central piece of is perpendicular to the arms. This piece has a through-hole 1 1/4" in diameter at top and a second through-hole 1 3/16" between the top and middle arms. The top end is rounded and the bottom end is carved and rounded into two humps. The wood is lightly stained a golden brown.

Massachusetts Hancock

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