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Hanger

1800–1900
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 734

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Hanger
  • Maker: United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing (“Shakers”) (American, active ca. 1750–present)
  • Date: 1800–1900
  • Geography: Made in New Lebanon, New York, United States
  • Culture: American, Shaker
  • Medium: Wood; Pine
  • Dimensions: 1 1/8 x 18 in. (2.9 x 45.7 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift from Faith and Edward Deming Andrews Collection, 1981
  • Object Number: 1981.441.5
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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