Collection Highlights
Cake board
Date:
1825-1835
Object Number:
1937.1562
Medium:
Wood (possibly mahogany)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Brush - filbert
Object Number:
1932.237b.114
Date:
1815-1850
Medium:
Lacquered wood, bristles, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/8 x 1/4 in. (33.3 x 0.6 cm)
Marks:
Three rows of "III" pattern encircle base of ferrule.
Description:
Yellow lacquered/varnished wood handle, tapers to point. Seamed, cylindrical, metal ferrule. White bristles.
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.
