Collection Highlights
Memorial sample card
Date:
Object Number:
1947.490a
Medium:
Watercolor and hair on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
2 pieces white paper
Object Number:
1932.237.m.42
Date:
1815-1850
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/8 x 10 3/16 in. (18.1 x 25.9 cm)
Description:
White, wove, machine-made, medium-weight paper. Torn from a book. One has staining from light around 2 sides, second has staining from dirt along two sides.
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.
