Collection Highlights
Twenty-third Street west of Sixth Avenue
Date:
1900
Object Number:
PR.020.FF.2
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Mirrored Glass Grinding Slab
Object Number:
1932.237.g7
Date:
1815-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 20 1/2 x 7 5/8 in. (52.1 x 19.4 cm)
Description:
Mirrored, broken glass grinding slab(?). Mostly triangular in shape, with one straight side, two long curving sides, one short curved side.
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.
