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Museum Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State
ca. 1834
1858.2
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Brush- filbert
Title
Brush- filbert
Date
1815-1850
Medium
Lacquered wood, bristles, metal
Dimensions
Overall: 13 3/16 x 5/16 in. (33.5 x 0.8 cm)
Description
Stained/lacquered wood handle. Seamed, cylindrical metal ferrule. White bristles.
Credit Line
Gift of Nora Durand Woodman
Object Number
1932.237b.10
Marks
Stamped on handle (cannot decipher letters)
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.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
