Print, Photographic

Photograph of cartoon, "A Quiet Shaker Game"

Object ID:
1964.15951.1
Community:
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Description

Photograph of satiric drawing, "A Quiet Shaker Game." The drawing shows a group of Shakers seated at a table, playing cards, and an elder admonishing them. The text reads, "Walter: 'Down with the Joker!' Elder: 'It's after 9 o'clock! They can hear you at the South Family!'"

Notes

Blog post on this piece: https://shakerml.wordpress.com/2018/05/09/a-joke-on-the-shakers/. Grant posits that the photograph was likely taken by Henry Clough, as it was donated by his son Albert; and that Clough may have even made the drawing.

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Shaker Museum Print, Photographic. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=17150. Accessed on October 4, 2024

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