Collection Highlights
Negro Life at the South
Date:
1859
Object Number:
S-225
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Brush - flat
Object Number:
1932.237b.79
Date:
1815-1850
Medium:
Painted wood, bristles, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 9/16 x 1/2 in. (31.9 x 1.3 cm)
Marks:
Stamped "5" on handle
Description:
Black painted wood handle, tapers to point, bulges toward ferrule. Seamed, cylindrical metal ferrule with band of "////" pattern printed at base. Yellow 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.
