Collection Highlights
Settee
Date:
ca. 1800
Object Number:
INV.14952
Medium:
Maple, paint
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Luce Center
Engraving tool handle
Object Number:
1932.237.L.25
Date:
1815-1850
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/4 x 5 1/16 in. (10.8 x 12.9 cm)
Description:
Black wood handle with rounded end, tapers to tip where ferrule should be, with smaller (broken) wooden tip.
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.
