Collection Highlights
Dressing table
Date:
1795-1810
Object Number:
INV.14982
Medium:
Probably New York mahogany, white pine, yellow poplar, other inlays
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Brush - short filbert
Object Number:
1932.237b.157
Date:
1815-1850
Medium:
Stained wood, bristles, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 7/8 x 5/8 in. (30.2 x 1.6 cm)
Marks:
Marked "5" on handle.
Description:
Stained brown wood handle, tapers to end, curves in slightly to ferrule. Seamed, cylindrical, metal ferrule. White bristles, stained from pigment.
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.
