Swift

Floor swift, Hancock, MA

Object ID:
1971.17389.1
Community:
Massachusetts, Hancock
Makers
Shaker
Description

Floor swift of cherry, ash, and iron. Slats tied with pink wool yarn. Cherry base with four octagonal splayed legs, a turned cherry standard, and an ash doughnut with iron thumbscrew for locking swift open. Swift itself has cherry slats, cherry top swivel and ash bottom swivel, bot with wire ring to lock slat ends in place.

Massachusetts Hancock

Massachusetts Hancock

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