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Sister Grace
Sister Grace May Dahm (1874-1958) was born in Kinderhook, NY on April 13, 1874. She signed the Shaker covenant at the Watervliet, NY...
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MillerWertheim
Aug 6, 20213 min read
A Needle Case That Is More Than Meets the Eye!
When we attended a recent auction house which we frequent often and which deals sometimes in Shaker items, and an item called a "Very...
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MillerWertheim
Jul 16, 20212 min read
All you "can" eat
All of the Shaker communities were deeply committed to food cultivation since the societies were originally formed by the coalescence of...
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MillerWertheim
Jul 8, 20211 min read
What the firkin?!?!
If you have done any antiquing you have most likely run into something being sold as a "firkin". But how many of those are actually...
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MillerWertheim
Jun 30, 20212 min read
What is old is new again!
In our earlier blog "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" we discussed furniture makers who, during the time of the Shakers, made...
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MillerWertheim
May 20, 20212 min read
The "Transitional" Chair
As we discussed in our last blog The Wagan Standard, the transition from "community" manufacturing of chairs to the "production"...
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MillerWertheim
May 14, 20212 min read
The Wagan Standard
The New Lebanon, New York community of Shakers was always the most prolific of all the communities in terms of chair production and the...
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MillerWertheim
Apr 2, 20213 min read
The Story Continues
Recently, we blogged about an amazing community chair from the Enfield, Connecticut community of Shakers. As we discussed in that blog,...
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MillerWertheim
Mar 26, 20211 min read
What's red and green and white all over?
In the 19th century, the combination of red and green fabric was one of the most popular choices for quilters. "Turkey" red fabric and...
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Shaker Guy
Mar 13, 20211 min read
Every Chair Has a Story 2
Pictured is an Enfield, CT Community Tilter Chair. This is a classic Enfield, CT chair with elongated pommels and 3 bold back slats the...
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Shaker Guy
Mar 5, 20212 min read
Sharing Means Caring
If you follow our instagram feed, this week we posted a video of a tilter chair in action. We posted this video in recognition of the...
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Shaker Guy
Feb 26, 20211 min read
Shaker Furniture in Books
As part of our continuing series of how to learn about the Shakers in museums and other media, you should also be aware that there is a...
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Quilt Girl
Feb 12, 20212 min read
A Quilt By Any Other Name ... The Woven Coverlet
The study of antique quilts would not be complete without a discussion of related textile, the woven coverlet. Woven coverlets date back...
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Shaker Guy
Feb 5, 20213 min read
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
The Shakers were so successful at their cottage industry of making rocking chairs for the outside world that a significant number of...
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Quilt Girl
Jan 29, 20213 min read
Come Sail Away ...
Adorable child-themed quilts like these have been called "crib" or "baby" quilts. They were often made in small sizes for infant or...
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Shaker Guy
Jan 22, 20212 min read
Shaker in and as Museums
We have spent some time discussing where to find the Shakers in popular as well as documentary cinema, but you can also currently "visit"...
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Shaker Guy
Jan 21, 20214 min read
Production v Community II
We have discussed community chairs, so we though we would take a little time to discuss production chairs. As previously covered,...
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Quilt Girl
Jan 8, 20211 min read
Houses and flowers and birds, oh my!
This fun, vintage quilt is technically a "sampler/friendship" quilt. It's a sampler quilt because each of the quilt blocks contains a...
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Shaker Guy
Jan 4, 20213 min read
Production v. Community
We have used a lot of terms in reference to chairs both in this blog and in our product descriptions. As a result, we thought it would...
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Shaker Guy
Dec 25, 20201 min read
More Shakers in Cinema
In addition to a feature film starring Drew Barrymore, there are several documentaries you can check out to learn more about the Shakers....
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