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Shaker Museum

Print, Photographic

[Eldress Frances Hall and Gladys, Church Family, Hancock, MA]

1947

Object ID:
2013.23489.1
Community:
Massachusetts, Hancock
Description

This photograph is inscribed on the back, "Frances and Glaydes," and was taken at the cellar entrance to the Trustees' Office at the Church Family. The Sister standing behind Eldress Frances Hall and "Glaydes" appears to be Eldress Sarah Collins from Mount Lebanon. If that is the case it is likely that this photograph was taken between October 1947, when those remaining at the North Family moved to Hancock and when Eldress Sarah died at the end of November, 1947. The snow on the ground certainly supports that time-line. Hancock Photograph Album.

Massachusetts Hancock Church Family

Massachusetts Hancock Church Family

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Shaker Museum Print, Photographic. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=18398. Accessed on April 16, 2024

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Shane Rothe

Curatorial Associate

Shane Rothe (they/them) joined Shaker Museum in July 2023, working with independent curator Maggie Taft on an exhibition for the new museum space in Chatham. Shane is an artist as well as a curator and continues to create in the mediums of painting, sculpture, writing, and performance. Shane holds a BFA from CalArts and an MA in art history and curatorial studies from the University of Chicago.