Group of Shaker Ephemera Including Broadsides, Labels, etc.

Description:

Group of Shaker Ephemera Including Broadsides, Labels, etc., a broadside "The Shaker Asthma Cure"; three broadsides "Shaker Herbs," E. Myrick, Trustee, Ayer, Massachusetts; one "Peach Water" label, Harvard, Massachusetts; fourteen "Pulverized Summer Savory" labels; three "Red Clover" labels; an uncut sheet of "Preserved Quince" and "Preserved Tomato" labels, Harvard, Massachusetts; three items from the Shaker Press; a printed "The Shaker Order of Christmas" booklet, a photograph of a Shaker building in Shirley, Massachusetts, a "Shaker's Viewpoint" pamphlet, and two "American Shaker" postcards, ht. to 14 1/4, wd. to 6 3/4 in.
Estimate $600-800


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