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Pail with staves of alternating woods possibly made by Brother Rufus Crosman, Church Family, Mount Lebanon, NY
ca. 1880
Description
Coopered miniature pail. Staves alternate light (birch?) and darker (walnut and cherry?) woods. Cherry bottom. Iron hoops and bail holders painted black. Wire bail, turned cherry handle. Clear finish inside and out.
Notes
Attributed to Brother Rufus Crosman. An 1889 account states, "During the past year he has made a large number of fancy pails. He also makes all the bales, ears and hoops. The staves are from some four or five kinds of wood, and when finished are very pretty" (The Manifesto, November 1889, XIX, p. 252).
New York Mount Lebanon Church Family
