Collection Highlights
Portrait of two girls
Date:
Object Number:
PR.012.1.326.Box12
Medium:
Ambrotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Brush - round
Object Number:
1932.237b.162
Date:
1815-1850
Medium:
Lacquered wood, bristles, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 3/8 x 3/16 in. (34 x 0.5 cm)
Marks:
Marked "WINSOR & NEWTON" and "3" on handle. Three rows of "///" pattern encircle base of ferrule.
Description:
Yellow varnished/lacquered wood handle, tapers to end. Seamed, conical, 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.
