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For Sale: Mt. Lebanon Shaker Rocker (community)

2009-10-25T12:37:00.003-04:00

This is a community piece from Mt. Lebanon. The seat is early. Purchased at a WIllis Henry auction. Getting paperwork now ...

Fro Sale: Harvard (?) Shaker Blanket Box

2009-10-25T12:12:00.003-04:00

I purchased this blanket box at the Willis Henry Shaker Auction in 1999 or 2000. Unearthing the paperwork now ... I recall it was from a smaller community but don't recall off the top of head. It is documented in the Willis Henry catalogue if you have that.

For sale: Mt. Lebanon Shaker Dry Sink

2009-10-25T11:47:00.006-04:00

The provenance for this piece is:

Hazel Hamilton, well-known Shaker collector, who lived close to the Pleasant Hill community owned this piece. She sold it to the Shakertown at Pleasant Hill museum. When a new curator took over at SPH, she wanted to have all pieces in the museum be from Pleasant Hill. This piece is from Mt. Lebanon. Hazel re-purchased the dry sink. I purchased it from Hazel.

This piece was published. My books are in storage, but my recollection is that it appeared in Shaker Legacy. If that book is not accurate, someone with a good Shaker library can find it. At the time of purchase, Hazel had the book opened to the page and resting on the dry sink. I recognized the book as being in my library.

We don't know how Hazel came into original possession. It was sold to us as being in "original yellow paint." While the yellow is certainly consistent with Shaker history, please note the picture of the opened door - it appears that the yellow was applied with the door removed from the piece by observing the drips.

13-star Flag for sale

2009-05-31T10:03:00.004-04:00

SOLD - SOLD - SOLD ... thanks, folks

This flag came into the family, and can't be dated clearly. First, the stripes seem to be machine sewn. Second, there are grommets on the left side. Probably not, therefore, true Revolutionary Period. Most likely one of those late 1800s flags.

The known history is that it was given to a mother when she was young. 1930s. The giver was a recent widow who was born around 1850. Her husband was a Merchant Marine. The story is that this flag was flown on an MM ship. It clearly shows wear.

It measures approximately 54 inches by 36 inches.

Some pics:

Podcasts

2009-04-26T09:22:00.004-04:00

Something fun is happening on my political blog. We're doing podcasts. I am one of the speakers, but I also produce it. Am enjoying it a lot. Here's the link to the article discussing it. You can stream the first one now.

If you listen in, let me know. We'll get a lot more sophisticated with the page and the whole process. This was thought of Wednesday, taped Friday, and up Saturday around midnight. Should be up each Friday now.