Collection Highlights
Portrait of Six Young Women Seated in a Turkish Corner
Date:
Object Number:
PR.120.1.3.SIX
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Brush - round
Object Number:
1932.237b.222
Date:
1815-1850
Medium:
Wood, bristles, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 3/4 x 3/16 in. (29.8 x 0.5 cm)
Marks:
Marked "8" on handle.
Description:
Wood handle, stained dark, tapers to end, curves in minimally to ferrule. Conical, metal, seamed ferrule. White bristles, damaged, 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.
