002 Shaker chair
Shaker chair
circa. 1820
hardwood such as Maple or Birch and woven tape seat
The Shakers were 19th century America’s communal utopian society.
According to the book Shaker ( Jane Sprigg and David Larkin, 1987 ), ‘.. Shaker chairs were typically light but sturdy’ – they excluded all decorative elements from their furniture, pursuing pure functionality and simplicity.
They were often made for the exact size of Believers, members of the Shaker community.
As a part of their neat and beautifully crafted interior fittings, chairs were hung on the wall pegs when they cleaned the floor.
A flat printed material can be cut out and assembled on your desk top – then you realise there is a small diorama around it. Our mission as curators of the 1:16 mini museum is to deliver this little wonder through a history of chairs and their associated interiors.
It might be difficult to own the real historical chairs – but you can reconstruct a tiny corner of a room and enjoy the history of the chair and interior with this ‘mini museum’!
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