Collection Highlights
Our Indian Policy
Date:
1875
Object Number:
PR.029.1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
2 Pieces cream colored copper plate paper inside 1 piece, folded blue paper
Object Number:
1932.237.m.22
Date:
1815-1850
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
Overall (Blue Paper): 13 1/4 x 16 1/4 in. (33.7 x 41.3 cm)
Overall (Copper Plate): 8 5/8 x 5 1/8 in. (21.9 x 13 cm)
Marks:
Blue sheet inscribed: "Thick/1 quiu coppy plate paper samples [underlined]"
Description:
Blue paper, medium-weight, woven, hand-made(?). Folded in half, and tearing in two. Edges ripping. Cream colored copper plate laid paper, cut cleanly along sides, both sheets spotted with acid stains.
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.
