"Mozambique" Shaker Dress and Capelet worn by Deaconess Rosetta Cummings, Enfield, Shaker Village
Unidentified Enfield Shaker maker (Enfield, New Hampshire), American, active 1793-1923
about 1900
Linen (or silk & wool?) and cotton, with metal hook-and-eye closures
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Paul St. Gaudens
48.40.16995
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Clothing: Outerwear
Research Area
Textiles and Costumes
Not on view
Exhibition History
A Life of Consecrated Labor: Eldress Rosetta Cummings, 1841-1925, Enfield Shaker Museum, Enfield, New Hampshire, April 26-December 15, 2019.
The Uniformity of Appearance: The Expressionn of Commmunity in Shaker Clothing, The Museum at Lower Shaker Village, Enfield, New Hampshire, May 16-October 30, 1991.
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