Collection Highlights
Thoughts on African Colonization
Date:
1832
Object Number:
LIB.E448.G24.1832
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Brush (bristles heavily damaged)
Object Number:
1932.237b.63
Date:
1815-1850
Medium:
Stained wood, bristles, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 7/8 x 1/4 in. (32.7 x 0.6 cm)
Marks:
Stamped "6" on handle.
Description:
Stained wood handle, tapers to end, curves in toward ferrule. Seamed, cylindrical metal ferrule. Chestnut bristles (badly 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.
