Collection Highlights
Portrait of Six Young Women Seated in a Turkish Corner
Date:
Object Number:
PR.120.1.3.SIX
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Metal Ferrule(?)
Object Number:
1932.237.L.2
Date:
1815-1850
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 13/16 x 1/4 in. (4.6 x 0.6 cm)
Description:
Metal head of engraving tool. Copper colored, conical ferrule(?) with metal point on narrow end, hollow in wide end.
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.
