Collection Highlights
Minaret Turkish Cigarettes
Date:
Object Number:
PR.031.111.AMER.MIN
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Brush - filbert
Object Number:
1932.237b.165
Date:
1815-1850
Medium:
Stained wood, bristles, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/16 x 3/16 in. (30.6 x 0.5 cm)
Marks:
Two rows of "III" pattern encircle base of ferrule.
Description:
Stained wood handle, tapers slightly to end, curves in at ferrule. 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.
