Collection Highlights
Napoleon's Authorization for the Sale of the Louisiana Territory
Date:
April 24, 1803
Object Number:
MSS.Y1803
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Brush - badger hair blender
Object Number:
1932.237b.73
Date:
1815-1850
Medium:
Stained wood, bristles, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 1 in. (20.3 x 2.5 cm)
Description:
Stained wood handle, tapers to end. Quill ferrule, badger hair bristles.
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.
