Die Stamp with the Initials S.B. (Samuel Barker, 1758-1832, South Family, Enfield Shakers)
Unidentified Enfield Shaker maker (Enfield, New Hampshire), American, active 1793-1923
Shaker Community
late 18th century
Steel
Overall: 4 1/8 × 11/16 in. (10.5 × 1.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Frank C. and Clara G. Churchill
46.22.16395
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
1600-1800
Object Name
Written Communication
Research Area
American History
Not on view
Exhibition History
An Ever-Widening Circle of Friends, The Enfield Shaker Museum, Enfield, New Hampshire, May 30-October 31, 2006.
Shaker Built...Preserving the Enfield Legacy!, Museum at Lower Shaker Village, Enfield, New Hampshire, December 6, 1986-May 15, 1987.
Provenance
From "Old Shaker Colony" Enfield Shakers, New Hampshire; collected by Frank C. (1850-1912) and Clara G. Churchill (1851-1945), Lebanon, New Hampshire; given to present collection, 1946.
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