Collection Highlights
Petition to Abraham Lincoln for recruitment of black troops
Date:
ca. 1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Petitions
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Brush - filbert
Object Number:
1932.237b.207
Date:
1815-1850
Medium:
Lacquered wood, bristles, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 x 1/4 in. (35.6 x 0.6 cm)
Marks:
Marked "_____ NY" on handle (cannot decipher letters)
Description:
Black lacquered wood handle, lacquer largely rubbed off lower end of handle, tapers to end, curves in slightly at ferrule. Comical, copper, seamless ferrule. Chestnut-colored 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.
