The Shaker Collection of Erhart Muller
Description:
Scrapbook, contents include a cabinet card of a Harvard, Massachusetts, street scene, image ht. 4 3/4, wd. 7 1/2; eight postcards from Canterbury, New Hampshire, Sabbath Day Lake, Maine, and Harvard, Massachusetts; four-page catalog Reduced Price List of Herbs, Roots, Barks, Powdered Articles from Harvard, Massachusetts, ht. 7 5/8, wd. 3 3/8; five labels for herb tins including Unicorn Root, Marjoram, two different Savory labels and Thyme; broadside: "Reduced Price List Herbs, Roots, Barks, Powdered Articles," Harvard, Massachusetts, ht. 14 1/2, wd. 8 1/2; fourteen seed packets from Shirley, Massachusetts; an uncut sheet "Preserved Quince and Tomato" labels, Harvard, Massachusetts; an uncut sheet "Preserved Quince and Peach Marmelade," Harvard, Massachusetts; two herb wrappers: Catnip and Red Clover, Riker-James Drug Store, Boston, Massachusetts; two broadsides: "A Man of Kindness to His Beasts is Kind," ht. 7 1/4, wd. 9, and "Table Monitor," ht. 9 7/8, wd. 6 1/2 in.
Estimate $250-350
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Kindness, Shirley, CanterburyStephen L. Fletcher
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Director of American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3000
Christopher D. Fox
Vice President
Director, Historic Arms & Militaria
Associate Deputy Director, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
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Paul O’Hara
Business Administrator, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
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