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Side Chair, Shaker Community, 1840–50, Maple, hickory
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Chair · Enfield

Side Chair

Shaker Community · Enfield · 1840–50

Chairmaking was a major industry of the Shakers, and the slat-back chair was one of the chief forms they produced and marketed to the outside world. Shakers also made slat-back chairs for use within their communities. This chair is one such example, having been used within the community at Enfield, Connecticut.

— Yale University Art Gallery, catalogue text
Medium
Maple, hickory
Dimensions
40.7 x 18.7 x 15.5 in. (103.5 x 47.6 x 39.4 cm)
Accession
1994.37.1
Credit line
Bequest of Wilma B. Keyes

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