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.
1850-1900
about 1830–50
1850-1900
1845–80
1850-1900
about 1765
19th century
about 1823-1827