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Pattern, Woodworking

Form for heart-shaped box, Church Family, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:
1950.3774.1
Community:
New York, Mount Lebanon
Description

Heart-shaped box form of white pine, made with carved hollows to either side of a dovetail shaped section that serves as a handle on the top face. The sides are covered by a piece of white paper glued on.

New York Mount Lebanon Church Family

New York Mount Lebanon Church Family

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Shaker Museum Pattern, Woodworking. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=8257. Accessed on April 28, 2024

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Shane Rothe

Curatorial Associate

Shane Rothe (they/them) joined Shaker Museum in July 2023, working with independent curator Maggie Taft on an exhibition for the new museum space in Chatham. Shane is an artist as well as a curator and continues to create in the mediums of painting, sculpture, writing, and performance. Shane holds a BFA from CalArts and an MA in art history and curatorial studies from the University of Chicago.