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Previously exhibited at Miami 2021.
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Description/
Henry Green (1844-1931) joined the Shaker community in Alfred, Maine, when he was fifteen years old. He went on to become a schoolteacher, business agent, and fine woodworker, making furniture for the Alfred community in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. This is one of a handful of known oval storage boxes created by Elder Henry. All identical in size, the boxes are painted in a spectrum of complementary tones: one box is natural, one deep red, one blue, one green, and one yellow. This box, in an excellent state of preservation, adds a vibrant bittersweet to the known array. Maple and pine pile copper rivets and brads, original surface.
John Keith Russell
designer
Material/
Copper, Wood
Dimension/
8.9 x 6.4 x 12.6 cm (3.5 x 2.5 x 5.0 in)
Style/
Shaker
Heritage/
USA
Ships from/
New York, USA
