Side chair ("No. 5")1890–191037 1/2 x 22 7/8 x 18 1/2 " (95.2 x 58.1 x 47 cm)Maple and woolGift of Robert Bishop1991.5.1015224266Artist unidentifiedFurniture/FurnishingsShakerhttp://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster19836New LebanonNew LebanonUnited StatesNew YorkThree Dimensional WorksNew LebanonshakerOne of a pair (1991.5.2). Both side chairs are missing the gold decal declaring the trade-mark of a genuine Shaker product. Starting in the early 1870s, Shaker chairs were mass produced for the outside world following the enterprising efforts of Brother Robert M. Wagan. The Shakers developed a trade-mark for their chairs that they attached to the back of a slat, a rear leg, or the inside surface of a rocker to combat imitators. The Shakers also gave customers instructions on how to remove the trade-mark, which the owner of these two chairs likely followed.Object information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.
To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.orgFURNITUREhttp://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster19836http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster19836http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster1983618851915 1991 5 1 shakerOne of a pair (1991.5.2). Both side chairs are missing the gold decal declaring the trade-mark of a genuine Shaker product. Starting in the early 1870s, Shaker chairs were mass produced for the outside world following the enterprising efforts of Brother Robert M. Wagan. The Shakers developed a trade-mark for their chairs that they attached to the back of a slat, a rear leg, or the inside surface of a rocker to combat imitators. The Shakers also gave customers instructions on how to remove the trade-mark, which the owner of these two chairs likely followed.Object information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.
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