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Shaker Museum

Label, Product

Label for Shaker raccoon fur and silk gloves, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:
1957.8268.1
Community:
New York, Mount Lebanon
Makers
Shaker
Description

Product label. Thin yellow paper. Printed with black text surrounded by braided border.

Notes

For more on the raccoon fur knit items made for sale by the sisters of the Mount Lebanon Church Family, see this blog post: https://shakerml.org/mittens-gloves-wristlets-oh/

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Shaker Museum Label, Product. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=23567. Accessed on April 18, 2024

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1950.3327.1a,b - Glove - Gloves knit from yarn spun from silk and raccoon fur, once owned by Sister Jennie M. Wells

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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.