Collection Highlights
Miscegenation: the theory of the blending of the races, applied to the American white man and negro..
Date:
1864
Object Number:
LIB.E185.62.C76.1864
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Brush -long filbert (bristles damaged).
Object Number:
1932.237b.62
Date:
1815-1850
Medium:
Stained wood, bristles, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 15/16 x 1/4 in. (35.4 x 0.6 cm)
Description:
Stained wood handle, tapers to end. Unseamed, conical metal ferrule. Chestnut 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.
