Collection Highlights
Fort Hamilton Polka Redowa
Date:
1852
Object Number:
PR.020.1.1
Medium:
Color Lithograph.
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Engraving tool
Object Number:
1932.237.L.4
Date:
1815-1850
Medium:
Wood, copper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 3/8 in. (15.2 x 1 cm)
Marks:
Inscribed "IA" on ferrule.
Description:
Rounded wooden handle with three incised lines circling end. Tapers toward ferrule. Copper, conical ferrule. Metal point with a round, flat head.
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.
