Collection Highlights
Matthew Perry
Date:
ca. 1855
Object Number:
PR.012.2.787
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Brush - filbert(?) - bristles damaged
Object Number:
1932.237b.140
Date:
1815-1850
Medium:
Stained wood, bristles, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 5/16 in. (30.5 x 0.8 cm)
Description:
Brown stained wood handle, tapers to end, curves in toward ferrule. Seamed, cylindrical, copper ferrule. White 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.
