Henry McIlhenny, curator of decorative arts at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, March 29, 1962, uncovers chest of drawers and slant-top desk made by members of the early-American religious sect known as the Shakers. The museum is preparing a month-long exhibit starting April 19 of what they believe will be the largest collection of Shaker crafts over assembled. The Shaker materials will be exhibited in six special galleries now under construction duplicating the plain residences of the sect.
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