Collection Highlights
Albert Gallatin (1761-1849)
Date:
ca. 1849
Object Number:
MSS.GallatinPapers.1
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Brush - short bright
Object Number:
1932.237b.115
Date:
1815-1850
Medium:
Stained wood, bristles, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 7/8 x 7/16 in. (30.2 x 1.1 cm)
Marks:
Stamped "2" on handle.
Description:
Dark brown wood handle, tapers to blunt end, curves in toward ferrule. Cylindrical, seamed, metal ferrule. White bristles, slightly 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.
