The McCue Shaker Collection at Auction
Saturday, September 8th, 2012 at 1 p.m. at Hancock
Shaker Village, Pittsfield, MA
Shaker McCue 1-20 Shaker McCue 21-40 Shaker McCue 41-60 Shaker McCue 61-80 Shaker McCue 81-100 Shaker McCue101-105
Pine, early Shaker coat of dark yellow paint over original red stained finish, turned wood handle with original red stain, on a sturdy iron bail, "Eliza" in pencil on outside of pail, 7 3/4" h, 10 1/2" dia.
Provenance:
Purchased at Sabbathday Lake in 1951 for $3.00 (Dr. McCue's Journal Entry #179)
Two cylindrical containers of Diamond Crystal Shaker Salt, depicting a Shaker Sister pouring salt from a container, (General Foods Corp.), 6 1/2" h; Tin can of "Shaker Beans" Baked in Butter, depicting a Shaker Sister on a red and white paper label, 4 1/2" h; Tin of "Goldenrod Tea", The United Society, Sabbathday Lake, Maine, 2 3/4" h; Bottle of Blueberry Sauce, Old Shaker Recipe, four small juice glasses, $.25 a piece on paper labels; Small glass jar of "Fennel Seed", The United Society, Sabbathday Lake, Maine; Two 1/2 lb. boxes of "Home Made Candies", Stuffed Dates, Shaker Society...New Gloucester, Maine, 5 1/2" l.
Shaker Church Covenant, East Canterbury, NH, "written in pencil on cover "Presented to Mrs. Gerald McCue by Emma B. King, May 30, 1951."; Blinn, Henry G., A Christian Community, East Canterbury: [1897], Richmond 91; Shaker Almanac, 1886, "The Mystery Explained", back cover torn; Evans, F.W., Shaker Communism, Or, Tests of Divine Inspiration..., London: 1871, Richmond 629, damage to lower cover and first three pages; Evans, F.W., Shakers Compendium…United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Coming, New Lebanon, NY: 1867, Fourth Edition. Richmond 629, yellow paper cover; Hollister, A.G., Mission of Alethian Believers, Called Shakers, Mount Lebanon, Columbia, NY: 1892-1899, Richmond 800; King, Eldress Emma B., A Shakers Viewpoint, Chatham, N.Y., March 1957; [Bowers, Lucy S.] Concise Statements Concerning the Life and Religious Views of the Shakers, North Family, Mt. Lebanon, Columbia Co., NY, Richmond 106; Hollister, A.G., Synopsis of Doctrine Taught, by believers in Christ's Second Appearing, Mount Lebanon, N.Y., 1893, 1902.
Two hanging crocheted, diamond pattern cotton potholders, red, white and blue with small ring in a corner, scalloped edges, one red and one blue; three Shaker hexagonal scalloped edged hand-sewn cotton hot pads, with floral and geometric designs; together with a Shaker made sewing apron with large central pocket for yarn or fabric, and smaller buttoned pockets at the bottom for sewing articles, cotton with floral designs on a rose pink background, with a Merry Christmas and "To Gerald and Miriam from Lillian" (Phelps) of Canterbury, c. 1950-1952, in original box from the Shakers.
Pine, original red stained varnish finish, tall cupboard top with inset panel door, above four graduated drawers, on a canted and cut foot, plank sides, original cast iron pulls, 6' 8 1/2" h, 27" w, 18" d.
Note:
A card found in the cupboard written by Dr. McCue attributes the chest to the Shaker cabinetmaker "Amos Stewart of New Lebanon in about 1873...The back feet were trimmed by the Shakers before it was sold to him by the Hancock Shakers about 1955-60. He replaced them. Very likely this piece is signed somewhere by A. Stewart, (1802-1884)."
Illustrated:
The Encyclopedia of Shaker Furniture, Rieman, T. and Burks, J., p. 120, Fig. 124
The McCue Shaker Collection at Auction
Saturday, September 8th, 2012 at 1 p.m. at Hancock
Shaker Village, Pittsfield, MA
Shaker McCue 1-20 Shaker McCue 21-40 Shaker McCue 41-60 Shaker McCue 61-80 Shaker McCue 81-100 Shaker McCue101-105