Rack, Towel

Drying rack, Sabbathday Lake, ME

Object ID:
1955.7072.1
Community:
Maine, Sabbathday Lake
Makers
Shaker
Description

Towel rack. Rack comprises three wooden frames. Each frame has two posts mortise-and-tenon jointed to two crossbars at 17 1/2" and 41 13/16". Frames have four sets of leather hinges securing the middle frame to another frame on either side. The parts of the hinge secured by nails on the middle frame are painted red, while the hinges secured to the outer frames are painted black. Wood is clear coated.

Maine Sabbathday Lake

Maine Sabbathday Lake

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Shaker Museum Rack, Towel. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=21411. Accessed on November 30, 2024

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