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Shakers, (Their Mode of Worship.)

Date1850-1851

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 3/16 x 12 7/16in. (20.8 x 31.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 x 14in. (25.4 x 35.6cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionMen and women dance in the interior of a Shaker meeting house. The women are all dressed alike in white dresses, shawls, and bonnets. They stand in four rows on the left facing the men. The men are all dressed alike in black vests, shirts, and trousers. They stand in four rows on the right facing the women. Two men appear to be African-American. Some are elderly. One man is bald. Hats and coats hang from pegs on the walls between the windows. Another woman sits on a bench in the left foreground. A man's top hat and cane are on a bench in the right foreground.

Object number1986.159.0

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "SHAKERS, / (their mode of Worship.) / 415 / Shake, shake along, shake along Daniel. - Shake out of me, all things carnal."

On verso, inscribed in pencil: lower center, "Dwr 11"; lower left, "Print has been deacidified" and accession number.

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