Collection Highlights
"In relation to Foreign Nations." Draft of Federalist #64
Date:
ca. 1788
Object Number:
MSS.JohnJayPapers.1
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Luce Center
Black glass grinding slab
Object Number:
1932.237.g8
Date:
1815-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Diameter: 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm)
Description:
Circular glass grinding palette(?). Clear glass, painted black on verso.
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.
