Collection Highlights
Fete to Lafayette
Date:
1824
Object Number:
PR.022.9
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Graphite (Flat Graver???)
Object Number:
1932.237.c48
Date:
1815-1850
Medium:
Pine
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 3/16 in. (6.4 x 0.5 cm)
Description:
Stick of graphite, inscribed along one edge: "CONTE DE PARIS NO _"
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.
