LOT 0069 ASSEMBLED STACK OF SHAKER BENTWOOD BOXES, LOT O…
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ASSEMBLED STACK OF SHAKER BENTWOOD BOXES, LOT OF TEN, maple and pine, each covered oval form of lapped finger construction secured with copper tacks. Retaining natural surfaces. Together with a diminutive Harvard-type bentwood box with natural surfaces. Eleven (11) pieces total. Several examples possibly by Daniel Crosman (1810-1885), New Lebanon, NY. Second half 19th century. Largest example 5 1/2" H, 13 1/2" X 9 1/2". Very good to good overall condition with minor to moderate areas of wear and discoloration, scattered minor cracks and small losses. Literature: See Sprigg - Shaker Design, pp. 100-103 for similar examples. Provenance: From the collection of Nick Routson, Phoenix, AZ.Six examples from Garth's Auctions. Catalogue Note: The Shaker Museum of Mount Lebanon, New York owns a bentwood spit box and a handled carrier signed and inscribed by Daniel Crosman (1810-1885), both of which employ materials and construction techniques similar to those employed in the making of several examples in the present lot. Crosman began overseeing oval bentwood box manufacturing in the New Lebanon community in 1844 and remained in that position for many decades.
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