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A Brief Description of NEW-YORK: Formerly Called New-Netherlands..
Date:
1670
Object Number:
LIB.Y.1670.Den
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Smoking Pipe
Object Number:
1932.237.f.1
Date:
1815-1850
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
Description:
Polished bone mouthpiece and ferrule. Cherry(?) wood stem. Burl wood bowl with leaf carving on either 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.
