Collection Highlights
Common Sense
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.Y1776.Paine.com
Medium:
Pamphlet, paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Brush - cat's tongue(?)/Filbert(?) - bristles damaged
Object Number:
1932.237b.217
Date:
1815-1850
Medium:
Wood, bristles, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 3/8 x 3/16 in. (26.4 x 0.5 cm)
Description:
Treated wood handle, almost straight, cut in at ferrule. Conical, seamed, copper ferrule. Sable(?) bristles, 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.
