Shakers, Their Mode of Worship.

PrinterPrinted by D. W. Kellogg & Co. American, 1830 - 1840

PublisherPublished by D. W. Kellogg & Co. American, 1830 - 1840

After a work byAfter a work by John Warner Barber American, 1798 - 1885

Date1830-1840

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 5/8 x 13 1/16in. (24.4 x 33.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 12 7/16 x 15 3/16in. (31.6 x 38.6cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Samuel St. John Morgan

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 number1957.65.31

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "SHAKERS, / their mode of Worship."

On verso of board, upper left, in black ink, "65231". In pencil, "14" and accession number.NotesSource Note: The composition is clearly related to the illustration of Shakers at Enfield in John Warner Barber's Historical Collections of Connecticut (1836). However, the Kellogg print, though later, includes additional details; it is possible that both the Barber and the Kellogg are based on a third source, as yet unidentified. (Finlay 1/4/2005)

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