Collection Highlights
Freedom to the Slaves
Date:
ca. 1865
Object Number:
PR.052.58
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Brush - round
Object Number:
1932.237b.92
Date:
1815-1850
Medium:
Wood, bristles, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 x 5/16 in. (33 x 0.8 cm)
Description:
Light, treated wood handle. Bulges and curves in at ferrule. Conical, seamed metal ferrule. Squirrel(?) 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.
