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Object Timeline

1910

  • Work on this object ended.

2006

2007

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

  • You found it!

Staircase Model (possibly France)

This is a staircase model. It is dated late 19th or early 20th century and we acquired it in 2007. Its medium is iron. 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.

Its dimensions are

H x diam.: 53 × 19.1 cm (20 7/8 × 7 1/2 in.)

Cite this object as

Staircase Model (possibly France); iron; H x diam.: 53 × 19.1 cm (20 7/8 × 7 1/2 in.); Gift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw; 2007-45-20

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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