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Plane, Rabbet

Rabbet plane owned by Brother George M. Wickersham, Church Family, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:
1950.1276.1
Community:
New York, Mount Lebanon
Makers
Wickersham, George M. (1806-1888)
Description

Maple and steel. Homemade plane with skew iron and jack handle. Removable fence attached to sole by screws. The sole forms acute angle with fence. Iron does not go to edge of plane.

New York Mount Lebanon Church Family

New York Mount Lebanon Church Family

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Shaker Museum Plane, Rabbet. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=2116. Accessed on April 29, 2024

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Shane Rothe

Curatorial Associate

Shane Rothe (they/them) joined Shaker Museum in July 2023, working with independent curator Maggie Taft on an exhibition for the new museum space in Chatham. Shane is an artist as well as a curator and continues to create in the mediums of painting, sculpture, writing, and performance. Shane holds a BFA from CalArts and an MA in art history and curatorial studies from the University of Chicago.