Dwelling House dining room, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, ca. 1905
Contributed by United Society of Shakers
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Like most Shaker activities, dining was an orderly affair. Brothers and Sisters ate at separate tables. The low-back chairs were designed to slide underneath the dining tables after meals for added space. Settings of four, so that each member of the square had access to serving dishes, made possible the eating of meals in silence.
Shaker cooking was distinguished by its simplicity and wholesomeness. Fresh produce from the barns, gardens and orchards, eggs, dairy products, vegetables and fruits, seasoned with homegrown herbs, were the staples of the diet.
Note the gaslights that had recently been installed by Elder Delmer Wilson.
Other Information
- Title: Dwelling House dining room, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, ca. 1905
- Creator: Wilson, Delmer Charles
- Creation Date: circa 1905
- Subject Date: circa 1905
- Local Name: Sabbathday Lake
- Town: New Gloucester
- County: Cumberland
- State: ME
- Media: Black and white print; glass-plate negative
- Local Code: GP-138
- Object Type: Image
For more information about this item, contact:
United Society of Shakers
707 Shaker Road, New Gloucester, ME 04260
(207) 926-4597
http://www.shaker.lib.me.us/
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LC Subject Headings
Dining rooms--Maine--New Gloucester
Shakers--Missions--Maine--Sabbathday Lake
Shakers--History
Christian communities
Shaker furniture
Shaker architecture--Photographs
Shakers--Social life and customs
United Society of Shakers--Maine--New Gloucester--Sabbathday Lake
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Architecture, Buildings & monuments
Delmer Charles Wilson
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Photography
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Religion
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Religious community
Shaker
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