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United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing (“Shakers”)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Medium-brown wooden table with a rectangular top and three tapered legs. The tabletop has a short, raised lip on all sides. A cylindrical column connects the tabletop to the legs. The column bulges out near the top and bottom. The bottom of the column tapers and splits into three equal legs that splay outward. The tabletop is longer than it is wide. The background is light gray with a shadow cast by the table.

Artwork details

Date:
1800–1825
Medium:
Pine, maple
Culture:
American, Shaker
Dimensions:
599 × 575 px
Museum record:
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