Shaker Museum

Swift, Umbrella

Table or umbrella swift, Hancock, MA

Description

Maple base clamp and screw and slat fixtures, oak standard, maple swift clamp screw, elm swift clamp body, wire retainers/hinges, iron or steel pivot rivets, string slat ties. Yarn cup has heavy layer of tan paint inside and out. Some slats show yellow wash; rest of device appears to have a clear finish except for majority of slats, which appear unfinished.

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Shaker Museum Swift, Umbrella. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=4193. Accessed on March 28, 2023

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