Collection Highlights
Armchair
Date:
1785-1789
Object Number:
1916.7
Medium:
Mahogany; pine, poplar
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Mahlstuck
Object Number:
1932.237.e5
Date:
1815-1850
Medium:
Stained wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 33 1/2 in. (85.1 cm)
Description:
Stained walnut(?) wood mahlstuck, broken in two pieces. Handle tapers from base to head with spherical top.
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.
