Brush - round

Date: 
1815-1850
Medium: 
Lacquered wood, bristles, metal
Dimensions: 
Overall: 12 1/4 x 1/4 in. (31.1 x 0.6 cm)
Description: 
Black lacquered wood handle, tapers to end, curves in sligthly at ferrule. Conical, seamed, metal ferrule. White bristles.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Nora Durand Woodman
Object Number: 
1932.237b.210
Marks: 
Marked "2" on handle.
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.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1850
eMuseum Object ID: 
67546
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Brush - flat

Date: 
1815-1850
Medium: 
Varnished wood, bristles, metal
Dimensions: 
Overall: 13/16 x 1/4 in. (2.1 x 0.6 cm)
Description: 
Yellow varnished wood handle, tapers to end, curves in slightly to ferrule. Seamed conical metal ferrule. White bristles stained dark.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Nora Durand Woodman
Object Number: 
1932.237b.209
Marks: 
Three rows of "///" on ferrule. Marked "3" on handle.
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.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1850
eMuseum Object ID: 
67545
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Brush - filbert

Date: 
1815-1850
Medium: 
Wood, bristles, metal
Dimensions: 
Overall: 12 1/8 x 3/16 in. (30.8 x 0.5 cm)
Description: 
Treated wood handle, discolored throughout, tapers to end. Conical, seamed, metal ferrule. Chestnut colored bristles.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Nora Durand Woodman
Object Number: 
1932.237b.208
Marks: 
Two rows of "III" on ferrule.
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.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1850
eMuseum Object ID: 
67544
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Brush - filbert

Date: 
1815-1850
Medium: 
Lacquered wood, bristles, metal
Dimensions: 
Overall: 14 x 1/4 in. (35.6 x 0.6 cm)
Description: 
Black lacquered wood handle, lacquer largely rubbed off lower end of handle, tapers to end, curves in slightly at ferrule. Comical, copper, seamless ferrule. Chestnut-colored bristles.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Nora Durand Woodman
Object Number: 
1932.237b.207
Marks: 
Marked "_____ NY" on handle (cannot decipher letters)
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.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1850
eMuseum Object ID: 
67543
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Brush - filbert(?) - bristles damaged

Date: 
1815-1850
Medium: 
Stained wood, bristles, metal
Dimensions: 
Overall: 13 1/8 x 1/4 in. (33.3 x 0.6 cm)
Description: 
Stained wood handle, mostly straight, curves in slightly at ferrule. Conical, seamed, metal ferrule. White bristles stained.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Nora Durand Woodman
Object Number: 
1932.237b.206
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.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1850
eMuseum Object ID: 
67542
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Brush - filbert

Date: 
1815-1850
Medium: 
Wood, bristles, metal
Dimensions: 
Overall: 13 1/8 x 3/16 in. (33.3 x 0.5 cm)
Description: 
Treated wood handle, stained dark in places, tapers to end, curves in toward ferrule. Conical, seamed, metal ferrule. Sable(?) bristles.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Nora Durand Woodman
Object Number: 
1932.237b.205
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.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1850
eMuseum Object ID: 
67541
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Brush - flat

Date: 
ca. 1870-1890
Medium: 
Lacquered wood, bristles, metal
Dimensions: 
Overall: 28 1/8 x 26 x 22 1/4 in. (71.4 x 66 x 56.5 cm)
Description: 
Chestnut-brown lacquered wood handle, tapers to end. Cylindrical, seamed, metal ferrule. White bristles, damaged.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Nora Durand Woodman
Object Number: 
1932.237b.204
Marks: 
Row of "///" around ferrule. Marked "F.W. DEVOE & CO" and "3" on handle.
Gallery Label: 
Devoe did not begin making brushes until the late 1870s. The company became F.W. Devoe & C.T. Raynolds in 1890.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1890
eMuseum Object ID: 
67540
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Brush - round - bristles damaged

Date: 
1815-1850
Medium: 
Wood, bristles, metal
Dimensions: 
Overall: 13 1/8 x 3/16 in. (33.3 x 0.5 cm)
Description: 
Treated wood handle, tapers to point. Curves in slightly to ferrule. Conical, seamless, copper ferrule. Chestnut-colored bristles.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Nora Durand Woodman
Object Number: 
1932.237b.203
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.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1850
eMuseum Object ID: 
67539
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Brush - bristles damaged

Date: 
1815-1850
Medium: 
Wood, bristles, metal
Dimensions: 
Overall: 11 7/8 x 1/4 in. (30.2 x 0.6 cm)
Description: 
Treated wood, straight handle, end broken off, flares minimally to ferrule. Copper, conical, seamless ferrule. Chestnut colored bristles, damaged.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Nora Durand Woodman
Object Number: 
1932.237b.202
Marks: 
Marked "GOUPIL & C. NEW-YORK"
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.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1850
eMuseum Object ID: 
67538
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Brush - round

Date: 
1815-1850
Medium: 
Stained wood, bristles, metal
Dimensions: 
Overall: 11 3/8 x 1/8 in. (28.9 x 0.3 cm)
Description: 
Stained, straight, wood handle. Conical, copper, seamless ferrule. Chestnut colored bristles, almost gone.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Nora Durand Woodman
Object Number: 
1932.237b.201
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.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1850
eMuseum Object ID: 
67537
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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