Measure, Dry

Birch and pine measure stenciled "Shaker Society," Sabbathday Lake, ME

Object ID:
1956.8050.1
Community:
Maine, Sabbathday Lake
Description

Half-deca liter measure with pine bottom and steam-bent birch side band. Band ends feathered, overlapped and secured, at the outside end, by a vertical row of 15 iron tacks. A further vertical row of four tacks outside and an inside row of three tacks hold the overlap together. The bottom is held with headless, iron brads.

Maine Sabbathday Lake

Maine Sabbathday Lake

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Shaker Museum Measure, Dry. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=6405. Accessed on November 26, 2024

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