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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.

It is credited Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisitions Fund, in memory of Dona Guimaraes.

This sidewall print has an all-sky and cloudscape with two airplanes flying through. The pattern is repeated only twice, so the plane and cloud formation is identical halfway. The print has a realistic illustrative style but little contrast as it is duo-chrome light blue and cream, with mostly cream clouds filling up the sky and hints of light blue showing through in various gradients. The two planes are also drawn with little contrast, making them and their shadows almost blend into the clouds. The planes are angled diagonally flying away from below the viewer, with one wing across the top and propeller spinning in a circle on the front body. The two wings have American flags on either tip, while the side reads [Spirit of America.] On the tail are hints of numbers and letters indicating the plane's model, illegible. Below the plane is a half silhouette shadow.

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

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Solid heavy built seat made out of bronze taking the shape of an abstract nude torso. Body figures are not clearly discernible but the grooves and curves that merge and blend are reminiscent of buttocks. The object feels like an abstract work of art, with its plateau on top and the support extension for the back, the object lands between a sculpture and a functional stool. The small backrest is lined with sheepskin which continues through the seat in a thin line, widening as it reaches the edge.

Fausto Stool, ca. 1972
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.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2Dz4R/
Accession Number 1993-78-2
Object ID 18646875