Sister Grace May Dahm (1874-1958) was born in Kinderhook, NY on April 13, 1874. She signed the Shaker covenant at the Watervliet, NY...

When we attended a recent auction house which we frequent often and which deals sometimes in Shaker items, and an item called a "Very...

All of the Shaker communities were deeply committed to food cultivation since the societies were originally formed by the coalescence of...

If you have done any antiquing you have most likely run into something being sold as a "firkin". But how many of those are actually...

In our earlier blog "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" we discussed furniture makers who, during the time of the Shakers, made...

As we discussed in our last blog The Wagan Standard, the transition from "community" manufacturing of chairs to the "production"...

The New Lebanon, New York community of Shakers was always the most prolific of all the communities in terms of chair production and the...

Recently, we blogged about an amazing community chair from the Enfield, Connecticut community of Shakers. As we discussed in that blog,...

In the 19th century, the combination of red and green fabric was one of the most popular choices for quilters. "Turkey" red fabric and...

Pictured is an Enfield, CT Community Tilter Chair. This is a classic Enfield, CT chair with elongated pommels and 3 bold back slats the...

If you follow our instagram feed, this week we posted a video of a tilter chair in action. We posted this video in recognition of the...

As part of our continuing series of how to learn about the Shakers in museums and other media, you should also be aware that there is a...

The study of antique quilts would not be complete without a discussion of related textile, the woven coverlet. Woven coverlets date back...

The Shakers were so successful at their cottage industry of making rocking chairs for the outside world that a significant number of...

Adorable child-themed quilts like these have been called "crib" or "baby" quilts. They were often made in small sizes for infant or...

We have spent some time discussing where to find the Shakers in popular as well as documentary cinema, but you can also currently "visit"...

We have discussed community chairs, so we though we would take a little time to discuss production chairs. As previously covered,...

This fun, vintage quilt is technically a "sampler/friendship" quilt. It's a sampler quilt because each of the quilt blocks contains a...

We have used a lot of terms in reference to chairs both in this blog and in our product descriptions. As a result, we thought it would...

In addition to a feature film starring Drew Barrymore, there are several documentaries you can check out to learn more about the Shakers....