Collection Highlights
Slant-front desk
Date:
1777-1794
Object Number:
1947.461
Medium:
Mahogany
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Luce Center
Mirrored Glass Slab
Object Number:
1932.237.g4
Date:
1815-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (23.5 x 24.1 cm)
Description:
Mirrored, broken glass grinding slab(?). Four sided (largley triangular in shape) with two straight sides meeting at 90 degrees. Two concave, arced sides (one short, one long).
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.
