Collection Highlights
Petition from Lydia Heckle to Marinus Willett, Mayor of New York, re: Miranda expedition, May 16, 1807
Date:
1807
Object Number:
MSS.NewYorkCity.Misc.1
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sketch book back with pages
Object Number:
1932.237.m.6
Date:
1815-1850
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
Overall (Backing): 11 11/16 x 9 in. (29.7 x 22.9 cm)
Overall (Pages): 11 1/16 x 8 1/2 in. (28.1 x 21.6 cm)
Description:
Back: Layered paper sheets attached to cardboard with wide weave linen, covered in sheet of red marbled paper with piece of blue paper pasted over back. Sheets: stack of beige drawing paper, with acid staining in dots on top sheet. Sheets detaching from base.
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.
