Candlestandc. 185026 x 20 x 19 3/4 " (66 x 50.8 x 50.2 cm)Cherry and metalGift of Robert Bishop1992.10.3015221734Artist unidentifiedFurniture/FurnishingsThe American Folk Art Museum believes this work to be in the public domain. Shakerhttp://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster20167New LebanonNew LebanonUnited StatesNew YorkTreasures of Folk Art: Museum of American Folk ArtThree Dimensional WorksNew LebanonFURNITURE
The design of the Shaker round stand is based on Federal tables made at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Shaker designs tended to be conservative and changed little throughout most of the nineteenth century.
Elizabeth V. Warren and Stacy C. Hollander, "Tripod Base Round Stand," Expressions of a New Spirit: Highlights from the Permanent Collection of the Museum of American Folk Art (New York: American Folk Art Museum, 1989), 127Candlestand was likely varnished at a later date. Pegs lining the edge of the table top is unusual.Shaker objecthttp://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster20167http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster20167http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster2016718451855 1992 10 3 FURNITURE
The design of the Shaker round stand is based on Federal tables made at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Shaker designs tended to be conservative and changed little throughout most of the nineteenth century.
Elizabeth V. Warren and Stacy C. Hollander, "Tripod Base Round Stand," Expressions of a New Spirit: Highlights from the Permanent Collection of the Museum of American Folk Art (New York: American Folk Art Museum, 1989), 127Candlestand was likely varnished at a later date. Pegs lining the edge of the table top is unusual.Shaker object