The Andrews Shaker Collection
Description:
"Mall" of Printed Shaker Herb and Plant Labels, New Lebanon, 19th century, black ink letterpress on colored paper bound with string on one edge, sixteen full pages with seven labels on each, and twenty-two partial pages, full pages 6 1/2 x 5 3/4 in.
These labels were printed at New Lebanon, New York. Shakers called these bound sheets a "mall" of labels. They were printed on larger sheets and then trimmed into individual labels for a variety of uses in the household and various industries. The rare (and possibly only)surviving examples, offered here and as part of Lot 116, are for the most part uncut.
Estimate $400-600
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