Collection Highlights
Great Attraction at the Masonic Hall...Joice Heth
Date:
1835
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1835.49
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Brush - angular fitch(?)
Object Number:
1932.237b.142
Date:
1815-1850
Medium:
Varnished wood, bristles, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 x 7/16 in. (35.6 x 1.1 cm)
Marks:
Ferrule has three rows of "///" pattern encircling base.
Description:
Yellow varnished wood handle, tapers to point. Seamed, cylindrical, metal ferrule. White bristles cut at angle.
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.
