Collection Highlights
Invitation to Erie Canal Celebration
Date:
1825
Object Number:
PR.221.12
Medium:
Engraving
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Glass grinding slab
Object Number:
1932.237.g2
Date:
1815-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 7 1/4 in. (30.5 x 18.4 cm)
Description:
Clear, cut glass grinding slab. Two adjacent sides are cut straight, other two sides curve.
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.
