Collection Highlights
Slant-front desk
Date:
1777-1794
Object Number:
1947.461
Medium:
Mahogany
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
2 Pieces heavy brown paper
Object Number:
1932.237.m.28
Date:
1815-1850
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/4 x 13 3/8 in. (26 x 34 cm)
Description:
Laid paper. Reddish brown, backed with brownish gray primer(?). Both cut cleanly on two sides, torn along other two.
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.
