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- catalog abstract ""The Shaker movement in America began in 1774 when Mother Ann Lee emigrated from Manchester, England, with a small group of followers, and settled in New York State. Despite impoverished beginnings, the Shakers flourished in the early nineteenth century, and by 1840 there were four to six thousand members living in eighteen principle communities from Maine to Kentucky. Turning away from society, they lived in large families that were both celibate and communal. In striving for heaven on earth, they created a visual environment of such harmony and quiet power that it continues to impress observers today, when the Shakers have all but passed from the American scene. The many works presented in this beautiful volume reveal the Shaker commitment to excellence in all matters. The chairs, cases of drawers, work stands, baskets, oval boxes, wheelbarrows, stoves, looms, and even tailoring tools have a purity of form that transcends mere utility and elevates our appreciation beyond a sense of function."--Amazon.".
- catalog contributor b591913.
- catalog contributor b591914.
- catalog contributor b591915.
- catalog created "c1986.".
- catalog date "1986".
- catalog date "c1986.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1986.".
- catalog description ""The Shaker movement in America began in 1774 when Mother Ann Lee emigrated from Manchester, England, with a small group of followers, and settled in New York State. Despite impoverished beginnings, the Shakers flourished in the early nineteenth century, and by 1840 there were four to six thousand members living in eighteen principle communities from Maine to Kentucky. Turning away from society, they lived in large families that were both celibate and communal. In striving for heaven on earth, they created a visual environment of such harmony and quiet power that it continues to impress observers today, when the Shakers have all but passed from the American scene. The many works presented in this beautiful volume reveal the Shaker commitment to excellence in all matters. The chairs, cases of drawers, work stands, baskets, oval boxes, wheelbarrows, stoves, looms, and even tailoring tools have a purity of form that transcends mere utility and elevates our appreciation beyond a sense of function."--Amazon.".
- catalog description "Bibliography: p. 224.".
- catalog description "Introduction -- Furniture -- Household objects -- Tools and equipment -- Textiles and textile equipment -- Graphics.".
- catalog extent "228 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Shaker design.".
- catalog identifier "0393023389 (Norton : hard)".
- catalog identifier "0874270472 (pbk.) :".
- catalog isFormatOf "Shaker design.".
- catalog issued "1986".
- catalog issued "c1986.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Whitney Museum of American Art in association with Norton,".
- catalog relation "Shaker design.".
- catalog subject "NK807 .S6 1986".
- catalog subject "Shaker decorative arts Exhibitions.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction -- Furniture -- Household objects -- Tools and equipment -- Textiles and textile equipment -- Graphics.".
- catalog title "Shaker design / June Sprigg.".
- catalog type "Exhibition catalogs. fast".
- catalog type "text".