Chest of drawers made by Orren Haskins, Mount Lebanon, NY

1847

Object ID:

L2018.1.1

Community:

New York, Mount Lebanon

Description

Four banks of four drawers each, becoming wider from left to right. Pull-out leaf under the top left drawer. Counter top detached. Underside of one drawer signed "New Lebanon March 1847."

Notes

Made for a deacon in the Second Order of the Church Family, Mount Lebanon. Though not marked with his signature, the handwriting on the inscription is clearly that of Brother Orren Haskins. Reference: Mount Lebanon Shaker Collection, Charles Flint, 1987, pp. 10-11.

New York Mount Lebanon Church Family

Do you have information you'd like to share?

Shaker Museum updates records with information as it becomes available.

Copyright of this artwork

You are welcome to reproduce low resolution images of objects from the Shaker Museum collection for your personal, non-commercial, and / or academic use. Please acknowledge the museum in your citation. If you wish to publish, license, and / or commercially reproduce an image, contact the Museum for information about attributions, permissions, and fees.

Citation rules

Shaker Museum Chest of Drawers. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=23292. Accessed on November 26, 2024

We are dedicated to making the cultural heritage of the Shakers available to the public for free.

DONATE

Shaker Museum

Chest of Drawers