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1995
GUSN-169693
While the common belief is that Shakers used buttermilk, blueberries and other natural materials to create their paints, research shows that the Shakers made their paints using proven recipes from outside their world and raw materials from New York and New England.
Article ID 65
SC001
Old-Time New England
SC001.1995.073.260.002
While the common belief is that Shakers used buttermilk, blueberries and other natural materials to create their paints, research shows that the Shakers made their paints using proven recipes from outside their world and raw materials from New York and New England.
Volume 73, Number 260 (Fall 1995)
Buck, Susan L. (Susan Louise), 1954- (Author)
(1995). Old Time New England. Boston, Mass.: Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities.
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Boston, Mass.
Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities
Old Time New England
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