Firkin, Shaker
1850-1900
Object PlaceSabbathday Lake, Maine, United States
Medium/TechniqueWhite pine, birch rings and handle
DimensionsOverall: 34.3 x 24.8 x 24.8 cm (13 1/2 x 9 3/4 x 9 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Russell W. Knight - Collection of Ralph E. and Myra T. Tibbetts
Accession number67.34a-b
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Collections
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; 1967, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Knight to the MFA (Accession date: January 11, 1967); December 19, 2013, deaccessioned by the MFA, ownership transferred to the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake, Maine.
about 1927–1928
1991
early 19th century
probably early 19th century
early 19th century
early 19th century
early 19th century
early 19th century
early 19th century
early 19th century
early 19th century