The oval box with its delicate swallowtail joints has become practically emblematic of Shaker design. These belong to Pleasant Hill. The carefully aligned tacks are made of copper, not iron that might rust and mar the wood.
—From “The Shakers’ Brief Eternity,” September 1989, National Geographic magazine
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