Shaker Double Counter with Drawers (c. 1825)
A long pine Shaker work counter from about 1825 with banks of drawers on both sides, designed so that two people could work and store tools from opposite faces.
Shaker workrooms used long counters with drawers for sewing, tailoring and other tasks, and this double counter opens from both sides. Its banks of graduated drawers with small turned knobs are a direct ancestor of the modern kitchen island. The construction is simple and the proportions careful, with drawer sizes that step down from bottom to top. For a kitchen or workshop island today, it is a perfect model.
Island or work counter with graduated drawer banks on both faces in pine, maple or cherry; Signature tier.
A custom version typically runs $650–$950 per linear foot, installed in Colorado.
- Style
- Shaker
- Element
- Kitchen Cabinets
- Date
- ca. 1825
- Maker or designer
- United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing (“Shakers”)
- Materials
- Pine, applewood, pearwood
- Dimensions
- 32 3/4 x 68 x 17 1/2 in. (83.2 x 172.7 x 44.5 cm)
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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