Collection Highlights
Slave shackles
Date:
ca. 1866
Object Number:
1921.20
Medium:
Steel
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Brush - bristles gone
Object Number:
1932.237b.107
Date:
1815-1850
Medium:
Stained wood, bristles, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 5/8 x 5/16 in. (32.1 x 0.8 cm)
Description:
Stained, reddish-brown wood handle, tapers to end. Cylindrical, metal ferrule, covered in grayish gunk. Bristles missing.
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.
