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Dome-shaped Architectural Staircase Model
This is a Architectural Staircase Model. It is dated mid-19th century and we acquired it in 2014. Its medium is walnut and beechwood. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
No. 25
Dome-shaped model with double staircase
Europe, probably France, mid-19th century
Walnut, beechwood
Promised gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene V. Thaw
This masterwork combines impressive architectural and staircase execution with refined woodworking techniques. Made in the late Renaissance Italian style, its open-dome structure exposes a staircase much like that in no. 20 and in the engraving by Delbrel on the south wall (plate 17). All reflect the nineteenth century’s interest in historic styles.
This object was
donated by
Eugene V. Thaw and Clare E. Thaw.
It is credited Gift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw.
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Its dimensions are
H: 61 x W: 67.3 x D: 47 cm (24 x 26 1/2 x 18 1/2 in.)
Cite this object as
Dome-shaped Architectural Staircase Model; walnut and beechwood; H: 61 x W: 67.3 x D: 47 cm (24 x 26 1/2 x 18 1/2 in.); Gift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw; 2014-11-3
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Made to Scale: Staircase Masterpieces—The Eugene & Clare Thaw Gift.
