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Stool, Milking

Milking stool, Mount Lebanon, NY

1851

Object ID:
1993.1.11
Community:
New York, Mount Lebanon
Description

Three-legged stool, well made, painted yellow with a D-shaped seat of white pine (Pinus strobus) and three turned maple legs. Legs are mortised into underside of seat, blind. Underside of seat stenciled "F.S. 1851"; yellow paint applied over inscription.

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.