Collection Highlights
Old Christmas : from the Sketch book of Washington Irving
Date:
1878
Object Number:
LIB.PS2069.C4
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
1 Piece beige paper
Object Number:
1932.237.m.37
Date:
1815-1850
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 1/8 x 10 7/8 in. (38.4 x 27.6 cm)
Marks:
"7" written in pencil on one side.
Description:
Beige mid-weight, machine made paper, smooth on one side, patterend on the other. Cut straight along two adjacent sides, torn smoothly along two other.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this tabouret was used by Asher B. Durand, an artist and engraver best known for his Hudson River school paintings.
Credit Line:
Gift of Nora Durand Woodman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
