Collection Highlights
Kerchief
Date:
1776-1777
Object Number:
1952.63
Medium:
Linen
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Black brush handle
Object Number:
1932.237b.72
Date:
1815-1850
Medium:
Painted wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 5/8 x 3/16 in. (11.7 x 0.5 cm)
Marks:
Stamped "2" on handle
Description:
Wooden brush handle, painted black. Cut off at tip, broken at top. Tapers gradually to tip, bulges and curves back in to top.
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.
