Collection Highlights
"Why Don't You Speak for Yourself, John?"
Date:
Object Number:
PR.031.3
Medium:
Chromolithograph card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tabouret that belonged to Asher B. Durand
Object Number:
1932.237b.138
Date:
1815-1850
Medium:
Stained wood, bristles, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 3/16 in. (30.5 x 0.5 cm)
Marks:
Two rings of "III" pattern encircle base of ferrule.
Description:
Chestnut-brown, stained wood handle, tapers to end. Cylindrical, seamed, metal ferrule. White bristles, stained with pigment.
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.
