This beautifully documented, authoritative overview of this Shaker form and function showcases the 200-year-old sect's eloquent minimalist style, which blends seamlessly into today's modern design aesthetic. Illustrated with historical and contemporary photos in black-and-white and color, it explores furniture, architecture, interior spaces, arts, crafts, and textiles. Sharon Koomler is curator of collections at Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
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The increasing attention which, within a few years, has been directed to the principles and practice of the people called Shakers, by travelers and writers of various classes and descriptions, has occasioned much inquiry among almost all classes of people. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
chair industry, oval boxes, village views, gift drawings, household textiles, seed packages, wooden ware, stone barn, retiring rooms Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mount Lebanon, New York, South Union, Church Family, Old Chatham, Sabbathday Lake, New Hampshire, Mother Ann, Michael Fredericks, New England, Brick Dwelling, Simon Clay, Pleasant Hill, North Family, Ann Lee, Historical Record, Western Reserve Historical Society Library, Sarah Collins, Shaker Collection, Shaker Village Views, Union Village, Canterbury Shaker Village, Domestic Journal, Moses Johnson, Round Stone Barn New!
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The increasing attention which, within a few years, has been directed to the principles and practice of the people called Shakers, by travelers and writers of various classes and descriptions, has occasioned much inquiry among almost all classes of people. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
chair industry, oval boxes, village views, gift drawings, household textiles, seed packages, wooden ware, stone barn, retiring rooms Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mount Lebanon, New York, South Union, Church Family, Old Chatham, Sabbathday Lake, New Hampshire, Mother Ann, Michael Fredericks, New England, Brick Dwelling, Simon Clay, Pleasant Hill, North Family, Ann Lee, Historical Record, Western Reserve Historical Society Library, Sarah Collins, Shaker Collection, Shaker Village Views, Union Village, Canterbury Shaker Village, Domestic Journal, Moses Johnson, Round Stone Barn New!
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- The Shaker Chair (Schiffer Classic Reference Books) by Charles R. Muller on 4 pages
- Golden Age of Homespun by Jared Van Wagenen on page 148
- New York Public Library: Its Architecture and Decoration (The Classical America series in art and architecture) by Henry Hope Reed on page 159
- The Shaker World by John T. Kirk on page 159
- The Complete Book of Shaker Furniture by Timothy Rieman on page 169
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