Collection Highlights
Slant-front desk
Date:
1777-1794
Object Number:
1947.461
Medium:
Mahogany
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Brush - filbert
Object Number:
1932.237b.164
Date:
1815-1850
Medium:
Wood, bristles, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 5/8 x 3/16 in. (29.5 x 0.5 cm)
Marks:
One row of "///" pattern encircles base of ferrule.
Description:
Treated wood handle, tapers to end. Seamed, conical, metal ferrule. Sable(?) bristles.
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.
