Lot 9: Sister’s Short Gown And Hanger

Blue striped cotton, pieced sleeves that extend below the elbow, fastened in front with a pin, two sets of initials are embroidered on the front left “HAR” and “EC”, (note: given from one Shaker Sister to another); and a carved wood Shaker hanger with string, signed twice “Eliza A. Smith, 1830.”, see p. 163, Figure 91, Shaker Textile Arts, Beverly Gordon, 1980.

Estimate: $500-800