Collection Highlights
Castle Garden, New York City
1859
1972.13
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Door plate
Object name
Door plate
Date
ca. 1850-1886
Medium
Brass, silver, paint
Dimensions
Overall: 1 1/8 x 4 1/2 x 1/8 in. (2.9 x 11.4 x 0.3 cm)
Description
Rectangular silver plated brass door plate with engraved and black painted letters.
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Nora Durand Woodman
Object Number
1933.46
Marks
engraved: on plate: "A.B. DURAND"
Gallery Label
This door plate belonged to the Hudson River School artist, Asher Brown Durand, and was mounted on the door of his studio at 91 Amity (now West 3rd) Street in lower Manhattan.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
