Collection Highlights
Portrait of two girls
Date:
Object Number:
PR.012.1.326.Box12
Medium:
Ambrotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Brush - bright
Object Number:
1932.237b.185
Date:
1815-1850
Medium:
Stained wood, bristles, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 3/8 in. (30.5 x 1 cm)
Description:
Stained wood handle, tapers to end, curves in at ferrule. Seamed, cylindrical 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.
