Collection Highlights
Mrs. Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1786-1851)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.5
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cigar box
Object Number:
1933.47
Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 x 5 5/16 x 3 in. (2.9 x 13.5 x 7.6 cm)
Marks:
engraved: on the front: "A. B. Durand/ from/ W. K." in script
stamped: inside: "66/ JAMES DIXON/ & SONS/ 041"
Description:
Cast and seamed sheffield plate sandwich box; rectangular box with straight sides; hinged lid; engraved on the front, "A. B. Durand/ from/ W. K." in script; makers' marks stamped inside.
Gallery Label:
This cigar box was given to the Hudson River School painter Asher B. Durand (1796-1886) by William Kuntze. Durand supposedly used it as a sandwich box when he went on mountain excursions.
William G. Kuntze is listed in Trow's City Directory for 1855-56 and 1856-57 as a cigar dealer located at 44 Houston Street.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Nora Durand Woodman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
