Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Destruction
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.4
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Brush - bristles damaged
Object Number:
1932.237b.182
Date:
1815-1850
Medium:
Stained wood, bristles, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/2 x 1/2 in. (31.8 x 1.3 cm)
Description:
Stained wood handle, with dark discoloration throughout, tapers to end. Seamed, metal, cylindrical ferrule. Squeirrel(?) birstles, 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.
