One of a religious sect who do not marry, popularly so called from the movements of the members in dancing, which forms a part of their worship.
A simplistic furniture design featuring clean, spare lines. The style originated in the mid-1770s from an American Shaker religious sect who built furniture according to their belief that the beauty of the object was found in its usefullness.
a member of Christian group practicing celibacy and communal living and common possession of property and separation from the world
Furniture designed and made by Shakers, an American religious, communal sect founded in the 19th century, that believed beauty derived from usefulness and impractical objects were sinful. The unadorned furniture features clean, spare, elegant lines, exemplified in the slim, tall, Shaker ladder-back chair.
Member of a religious group formed in 1747 which practiced communal living and celibacy.
a 19th century design form developed by the American religious group of the same name and based on the belief that "beauty rests on utility." Furniture has clean simple lines with no ornamentation and has remained popular since the 1860s.
The Shakers, a religious sect, founded independent communities in the mid-19th century. Chiefly rural and self-sustaining, they produced furniture which was simple and functional in design, soundly constructed, often well-proportioned, and noted for its austere beauty. The Shaker productions are among the best of the rural American types.
American religious sect in the 18th and 19th centuries that practiced simple living and fostered a genius for excellent design combining functionality and beauty. Design features include straight, tapered legs, and woven-strap chair seats.
religious sect renowned for their simple, functional furniture styles.
A simplistic furniture design including features such as straight, tapered legs, and woven-strap chair seats. Style originated in the mid 1770's from an American religious sect (Shakers). The Shaker style is renowned for exceptional design and craftsmanship combined with functionality and beauty.
Furniture style design combining functionality and beauty and made by Shakers. This style characterized by no decorations with spare, elegant lines, straight, tapered legs, and woven-strap seats as shown in the tall, slim Shaker ladder-back chair. Shakers were founded in the 18th century American as a communal, religious sect, whose namesake was derived from the movements of their dancing.
Relating to or constituting a style produced by Shakers that is distinctively simple, unornamented, functional and finely crafted.