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Yarn reel, Shaker

Yarn reel, Shaker

1800–1900
Object PlaceSabbathday Lake, Maine, United States
Medium/TechniquePine
Dimensions104.14 x 49.53 x 29.84 cm (41 x 19 1/2 x 11 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Russell W. Knight - Collection of Ralph E. and Myra T. Tibbetts
Accession number67.56
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ClassificationsTools and equipment
Collections
InscriptionsNumber "82" incised on top of the box.
ProvenancePart of a collection of Shaker materials begun by Ralph E. and Myra T. Tibbetts; the Tibbets collection was inherited by their daughter and augmented by Mr. and Mrs. Russell W. Knight, Marblehead, Massachusetts (Accession Date January 11, 1967); October 25, 2012, deaccessioned by the MFA for sale through Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.