Bench

Bench, Church Family, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:
1950.1344.1
Community:
New York, Mount Lebanon
Makers
Shaker
Description

A bench constructed using four pieces of wood. The seat is a single rectangular board. Running its width is a crossbar. The height of the crossbar significantly increases where it intersects with the legs. To join with the crossbar the legs have a rectangular cut, down the middle, approximately 4 1/16" h. The legs are rectangular with simple bracket feet. On the inside face of one leg there is a rectangular cut-out. The legs are set into the underside of the seat into a groove 5 3/4" in from either end. The bench is stained a dark brown.

New York Mount Lebanon Church Family

New York Mount Lebanon Church Family

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Shaker Museum Bench. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=20801. Accessed on September 21, 2024

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