Collection Highlights
Masonic apron
Date:
1780-1800
Object Number:
1951.523ab
Medium:
Silk, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Brush - round (bristles gone, except at base)
Object Number:
1932.237b.23
Date:
1815-1850
Medium:
Stained wood, bristles, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 3/16 x 3/16 in. (30.9 x 0.5 cm)
Description:
Stained wood handle, tapers gradually. Seamless, conical metal ferrule.
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.
