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Box, Storage

Oval box painted yellow, South Family, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:
2007.27.1a,b
Community:
New York, Mount Lebanon
Description

Steam-bent maple oval box (a) and lid (b) rims. Two swallow-tails on the box and one on the lid, held by copper tacks. White pine headers secured with copper points. Exterior painted yellow. The box corresponds to a #10 box, but shallower, of 11-box series.

New York Mount Lebanon

New York Mount Lebanon

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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.