Collection Highlights
Negro Life at the South
Date:
1859
Object Number:
S-225
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Green Wax Candle
Object Number:
1932.237.e3
Date:
1815-1850
Medium:
Wax, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/16 x 5/16 in. (7.8 x 0.8 cm)
Description:
Pea green, cylindrical wax candle with a burnt wick.
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.
