Home Brethrens’ Meeting Uniform, c.1870 Elder Otis Sawyer (1815-1884) with shirt of Brother Ransom Gillman (1819-1886), Wool hat, coat, vest, pants; suede and wool boots; cotton shirt; wood and ivory walking stick, Collection of the United Society of Shakers, Sabbathday Lake, Inc. Photo by Alan LaValle Brethrens’ Meeting Uniform, c.1870 Elder Otis Sawyer (1815-1884) with shirt of Brother Ransom Gillman (1819-1886), Wool hat, coat, vest, pants; suede and wool boots; cotton shirt; wood and ivory walking stick, Collection of the United Society of Shakers, Sabbathday Lake, Inc. Photo by Alan LaValle

Brethrens’ Meeting Uniform, c.1870 Elder Otis Sawyer (1815-1884) with shirt of Brother Ransom Gillman (1819-1886), Wool hat, coat, vest, pants; suede and wool boots; cotton shirt; wood and ivory walking stick, Collection of the United Society of Shakers, Sabbathday Lake, Inc. Photo by Alan LaValle

Writing Desk, 1883, Elder Henry Green (1844-1931), Alfred, Maine, Butternut, maple; varnish finish, 32″ x 15 ¾” x 62″, Collection of the United Society of Shakers, Sabbathday Lake. Photo by Alan LaValle
“Shakers Seeds” boxes, 1861, Maker Unknown, Mount Lebanon, New York Wood, wire, string, leather, metal. Collection of the Shaker Museum| Mount Lebanon, New Lebanon, New York. Photo by Alan LaValle