Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Desolation
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.5
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Brush - round
Object Number:
1932.237b.180
Date:
1815-1850
Medium:
Wood, bristles, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 5/8 x 7/16 in. (32.1 x 1.1 cm)
Description:
Treated wood handle, tapers to end. Conical seamed metal ferrule. White bristles, stained and 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.
