002 Shaker chair
Shaker chair
circa. 1820
hardwood such as Maple or Birch and woven tape seat
The Shakers were 19th century America’s communal utopian society.
According to the book Shaker ( Jane Sprigg and David Larkin, 1987 ), ‘.. Shaker chairs were typically light but sturdy’ – they excluded all decorative elements from their furniture, pursuing pure functionality and simplicity.
They were often made for the exact size of Believers, members of the Shaker community.
As a part of their neat and beautifully crafted interior fittings, chairs were hung on the wall pegs when they cleaned the floor.
A flat printed material can be cut out and assembled on your desk top – then you realise there is a small diorama around it. Our mission as curators of the 1:16 mini museum is to deliver this little wonder through a history of chairs and their associated interiors.
It might be difficult to own the real historical chairs – but you can reconstruct a tiny corner of a room and enjoy the history of the chair and interior with this ‘mini museum’!
variation:
- 001 Sussex chair
- 002 Shaker chair
- 003 Butterfly chair
- 004 Hill House 1 chair
- 005 Plywood chair
- 006 Mezzadro stool
- 008 Paimio chair
- 009 Thonet 14 Chair
- 010 Well Tempered chair
- 011 Ming Dynasty armchair
- 012 Share Chairs
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