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Blanket Chest

United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing (“Shakers”)

Blanket Chest, United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing (“Shakers”), 1835–75, Pine

Maker: United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing (“Shakers”)
Date: 1835–75
Medium: Pine
Dimensions: 29 1/8 x 38 3/4 x 19 in. (74 x 98.4 x 48.3 cm)
Form: Case Piece
Culture: American, Shaker
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Accession: 66.10.15
Credit line: Friends of the American Wing Fund, 1966

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