Bookmark

Object ID:
1958.10826.2a,b
Community:
New York, Mount Lebanon
Makers
Shaker
Description

Bookmark. Pink and green silk thread woven together to create an image of the Mount Lebanon Church Family office and store surrounded by floral garland. Below this scene are two Shaker sisters modeling cloaks on either side of product label (a). Bottom has 1 1/8" fringe. Bookmark held in slit in card stock backing with a gold printed vegetal garland border (b).

Notes

Marketing material for the cloak workshop run by Sister Emma J. Neale, Church Family, Mount Lebanon. To learn more about Sister Emma's cloak workshop, read this blog post: https://www.shakermuseum.us/cloak-cutting-counter/

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Shaker Museum Bookmark. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=23499. Accessed on November 26, 2024

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