Antique Shaker Nail Found by David Malcolm at Shaker Lebanon Village figure with moveable arms based on stylistic similarities to

based on stylistic similarities to other pieces I've seen

based on the color and nature of the bold black on cream pattern decoration--and what gorgeous pattern it is

There are a couple of splits/scrapes on the surface of its back

with just a bit of darkening and bumping around the edges

Antique Shaker Nail Found by David Malcolm at Shaker Lebanon Village figure with moveable arms based on stylistic similarities toIt makes me happy to imagine young David Malcom finding this Shaker nail on a visit to Shaker Lebanon Village when he was a student and thinking it quite a special prize, worthy of making a label for and writing the story of its discovery on a card not once but twice. The hand forged large nail itself of course is beautiful, but it is the combo of nail and card that makes it for me. Nail measures 3 1 8" l x 15 16" across at head. Card, missing a