Box, Storage

Sewing carrier attributed to Barlow/Perkins, Second Family, Mount Lebanon, NY

ca. 1930

Object ID:
2018.36.1
Community:
New York, Mount Lebanon
Description

Gumwood sewing carrier lined with magenta satin and outfitted with strawberry emery, pincushion and wax. Swivel handle with peg acting as a gap to leave room for a lid (not present). Pink ribbons holding the attachments in place. Three swallowtails. Follower glued to header. White paper label with black printed text set into round impression in the base.

Notes

In "From Shaker Lands and Shaker Hands," M. Stephen Miller notes that a very few Barlow/Perkins sewing carriers were marked with a gold label, "Genuine Mt. Lebanon N.Y. Shaker Work". He does not mention white paper labels as appears on this piece. However, the use of gumwood and the construction technique of gluing rather than nailing the follower into the base are all characteristics of Barlow/Perkins-made bentwood containers.

New York Mount Lebanon Second Family

New York Mount Lebanon Second Family

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Shaker Museum Box, Storage. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=23821. Accessed on November 1, 2024

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