Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.2
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Brush (bristles damaged).
Object Number:
1932.237b.61
Date:
1815-1850
Medium:
Stained wood, bristles, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/8 x 7/16 in. (30.8 x 1.1 cm)
Description:
Stained wood handle, tapers to end, tip cut off, curves in toward ferrule. Seamed, cylindrical metal ferrule. White bristles, stained dark at base and heavily damaged.
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.
