Collection Highlights
Mrs. Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1786-1851)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.5
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Paint Tube
Object Number:
1932.237.c12
Date:
1815-1850
Medium:
Aluminum, paper label
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/8 x 13/16 in. (10.5 x 2.1 cm)
Description:
Aluminum tube with paper label. Label: "ASPHALTUM/E. Dechaux 709 Broadway/NEW YORK".
Gallery Label:
Dechaux was only located at this address between 1854 and 1862.
Credit Line:
Gift of Nora Durand Woodman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
