Round wood sewing carrier with cover and handle. Lined in pink acetate. Cover also lined in pink. Three pink bows attached to outside. Attached inside, one pink pincushion, one pink round strawberry, one willow needle holder. Handle is attached with copper rivets and washers. Steam-bent ash box and lid bands and handle. Box and lid bands held to round with copper tacks. White pine headers held in place by ash pegs.
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Shaker Museum Kit, Sewing. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=6434. Accessed on May 17, 2024
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.
