Collection Highlights
The Peale Family
Date:
1773-1809
Object Number:
1867.298
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Brush - flat
Object Number:
1932.237b.173
Date:
1815-1850
Medium:
Lacquered wood, bristles, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 28 1/8 x 26 x 22 1/4 in. (71.4 x 66 x 56.5 cm)
Description:
Reddish-brown lacquered wood handle, tapers slightly to end, curves in at ferrule. Seamed, cylindrical, metal ferrule. White 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.
