Lot 222: Two Storage Chests

Estimate: $700 – $900

Mid 19th c. worldly dome top trunk, leather and decorated oil cloth, and round brass head tacks, initialed on top “P.A.B.” on a paper label, and labeled (partially torn) inside lid “Paulina…Bates, Watervliet (West Albany) N.Y. given to Car…1930″, missing hinges (8″ h), 17″ l, 10 1/2″ d; Pine, original orange painted finish, molded edged lid with steel hinges, nailed construction, 10″ h, 13 1/2″ w, 12” d, (passed down through the family of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Belfit, who bought directly from the Shakers at Mt. Lebanon, NY).

Note:
Sister Bates wrote the Divine Book of Holy and Eternal Wisdom, 1849, written during the “Era of Spirit Manifestations”, and also a very popular Shaker song “Come to Zion” in 1864.