Shaker Collections
From Shaker Pedia
All collections of Shaker work derives from the dissolution of most of the Shaker communities in the 1910-1930's.
The most well known collections are the result of the efforts of Faith and Edward Deming Andrews, as originally described in the book "A people called Shakers" and more recently the exhibit "Gather Up the Fragments". BUT these are merely the most visible of many collections of the productive work of the Shakers as manifest in craft work, art work and many many journals. Here are some of the places these collections can be found:
Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village: Museum and Library
Contents
Shaker Sites now museums
The First Shaker Community was settled at Watervliet in the area now called Niskeyuna Watervliet, NY: Shaker Heritage Society: Watervliet |
Major Museums |
Pittsfield, MA: Hancock Shaker Village |
Canterbury, NH: Canterbury Shaker Village |
Mount Lebanon, NY: Mount Lebanon Shaker Village |
South Union, KY: Shaker Museum At South Union |
Pleasant Hill, KY: Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill |
Enfield, NH: Enfield Shaker Museum |
Digital Collections
- Shaker Workshops
College and Library Collections
- Hamilton College
- New York State Public Library @ Albany
- Winterthur Museum
- Philadelphia Museum of Art:
- Western Reserve Historical Society Shaker Collection
Online Research Aids
- Mount Holyoke College
Major Museum/Minor Collections
- Metropolitian Museum of New York
- Smithsonian American Art Museum