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Staircase Model (France)

This is a staircase model. It is dated late 20th century and we acquired it in 2007. Its medium is cherry. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Eugene V. Thaw and Clare E. Thaw. It is credited Gift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw.

  • Textile, Spiral
  • cotton.
  • Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
  • 2007-5-3

Its dimensions are

H x diam.: 106 × 58.1 cm (41 3/4 × 22 7/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Staircase Model (France); cherry; H x diam.: 106 × 58.1 cm (41 3/4 × 22 7/8 in.); Gift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw; 2007-45-23

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Made to Scale: Staircase Masterpieces—The Eugene & Clare Thaw Gift.

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