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Thebes Stool
This is a stool. It was retailed by Liberty & Company. It is dated ca. 1884 and we acquired it in 1993. Its medium is mahogany, leather. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
Sir Arthur Lasenby Liberty set shop in /london 1875. "The East India House" began by selling unusual objects from Asia, but soon turned its attention to the products of local arts and crafts workshops. W. E. Godwin, C. F. A. Voysey, and Christopher Dresser designs were sold along with Eastern decorative arts.(Toward Modern Design, 1993).
It is credited Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisitions Fund, in memory of Dona Guimaraes.
- Sidewall, The Lindbergh
- machine printed with engraved rollers.
- Gift of Grace Lincoln Temple.
- 1938-62-54
- Sidewall, Nofretari
- screen printed on paper.
- Gift of Harvey Smith and Benjamin Piazza.
- 1952-34-4
- Sidewall, Egypt
- screen printed on paper.
- Gift of John Rombola.
- 2016-41-4
Our curators have highlighted 1 object that are related to this one.
- Fausto Stool
- polished cast bronze, sheepskin upholstery.
- The Linda and Irwin R. Berman Stool Collection.
- 2013-50-10
Its dimensions are
H x W x D: 35.5 x 43.5 x 43.5 cm (14 in. x 17 1/8 in. x 17 1/8 in.)
Cite this object as
Thebes Stool; Retailed by Liberty & Company (United Kingdom); England; mahogany, leather; H x W x D: 35.5 x 43.5 x 43.5 cm (14 in. x 17 1/8 in. x 17 1/8 in.); Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisitions Fund, in memory of Dona Guimaraes; 1993-78-2
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibitions Esperanza Spalding Selects and Shock of the Old: Christopher Dresser.
