19TH C. SHAKER TOOL CABINET IN ORIGINAL PAINT.

A 19th C. yellow-painted dovetailed pine tool cabinet from the Harvard, Massachusetts Shaker community. A single paneled door with a yellow-painted knob opening to a richly fitted interior, featuring stepped shelves, a chisel rack with slotted dividers, plane holders, a fretwork saw-tooth tool rail, an upper shelf, open cubbies, and a bank of twelve small drawers across the base. The exterior retains its original yellow paint surface. Provenance: acquired by Alexander D. MacLennan ca. 1918 at the disbanding of the Harvard Shaker Village, working for the Fisk Warren estate as agent for disposition of Shaker furnishings; descended through three generations to the consignor, Alexander G. MacLennan Jr., accompanied by a signed letter of provenance.47”H x 34.5”W x 11.75”D.

Estimate:$2,000

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