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Vise, Chair

Chair vise; Church Family, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:
1952.6043.1
Community:
New York, Mount Lebanon
Description

Heavy oak wall-mounted bracket which supports a vise assembly of iron with birch jaws by means of an iron bolt upon which the vise swivels, allowing the chair to be rotated so as to access the top of bottom as desired. Jaws lined with leather.

New York Mount Lebanon Church Family

New York Mount Lebanon Church Family

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Shaker Museum Vise, Chair. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=6806. Accessed on April 20, 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.