Shaker Collections

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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

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

College and Library Collections

Online Research Aids

Major Museum/Minor Collections