Mother Ann Lee ( the founder of Shaker) told the Shakers to 'provide places for all your things, so that you may know where to find them at any time, day or night'.
The importance of order in the lives of the Shakers is aptly illustrated in their domestic arrangements. The evolution of case furniture, incorporating drawers and cupboards, began in the first decade of the nineteenth century as the communities grew and Family Dwelling houses required more room for storage.
Some units were free-standing, but large expanses of drawers and cupboards were also built into the interior of Dwelling houses, presenting a neat and orderly front. The Church Family house in Enfield, New Hampshire, boasted 860 drawers! Case furniture was constructed to store clothing, bed linen, towels and other textiles and the proportions were carefully thought out. The depth of drawers would vary according to their purpose and this variation meant that the overall visual effect was extremely pleasing, almost floating and gave some sense to the Shakers belief that the drawings for the furniture was carried down from heaven by angels.
A selection of cabinets for the kitchen and bathroom are available from www.firedearth.com
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Made to measure
The Shakers’ desire for neatness and order is evident from the number of built-in drawers and cupboards which were a feature of all Shaker dwelling houses. Enfield community boasted 860 built-in drawers in their dwelling house!
Create your own wall of cupboard and drawer units using the beautifully elegant designs and superb craftmanship of classic Shaker. The graduated drawer depths that make even the largest unit appear light enough to ‘ascend to heaven’. The perfectly proportioned door panels with the typically perfect Shaker symmetry. This superb, made to measure collection can be made to any size to fit your home using your choice of timber. The units shown here are in solid American Cherry. Solid Maple, Red Oak and Beech are some of the available options.
As a guide to size and price the following units can be purchased individually or together to create the the wonderful bank of units shown in the photograph
The tall 2 cupboard cabinet H 771⁄2" (197cm) W 24" (61cm) D 291⁄2" (49.5cm) £2199
The tall cupboard with 6 drawers and cupboard base 771⁄2" (197cm) W 391⁄2" (100cm) D 191⁄2" (49.5cm) £3999
Top double cupboard H 46" (117cm) W 391⁄2" (100cm) D 191⁄2" (49.5cm) £1600
Six-drawer and cupboard unit H 311/2" (80cm) W 391⁄2" (100cm) D 191⁄2" (49.5cm) £2399
The tall cupboard with 11 drawers H 771⁄2" (197cm) W 391⁄2" (100cm) D 191⁄2" (49cm) £3999
The 5 drawer cabinet H 311⁄2" (80cm) W 391⁄2” (100cm) D 191⁄2" (49cm) £1899
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