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Staircase Model (France)
This is a staircase model. It was manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory. It is dated early 19th century and we acquired it in 2007. Its medium is mahogany, ebony, pear or sycamore, oak; biscuit porcelain. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
This double revolution staircase is unmistakably a masterwork, confirmed by details such as the carefully turned, ebony balusters and the sophisticated veneering used to create an inlaid “carpet.” A hint of revolutionary politics is introduced through a juxtaposition of Sèvres biscuit porcelain busts of the French philosophers Voltaire (left) and Jean-Jacques Rousseau (right).
This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled An Enlightened Staircase.
This object was
donated by
Eugene V. Thaw.
It is credited Gift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw.
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- wood, metal, paint.
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- 1971-5-1
- Boullée Chair Model
- painted wood, felt, cardboard.
- Gift of David McCorkle and Ernest Hood.
- 2010-12-23
Our curators have highlighted 9 objects that are related to this one. Here are three of them, selected at random:
- Benjamin Franklin Bust
- unglazed porcelain (bisque).
- Bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane.
- 1926-22-447-a,b
- Chair (Austria)
- wood (bent), caning.
- Gift of John Sailer.
- 1982-55-1
- Set Of Silversmith's Models (USA), mid-19th century
- ivory.
- Gift of L. Rydes.
- 1958-90-1-a/z
Its dimensions are
H x W x D: 68 x 48.3 x 41 cm (26 3/4 in. x 19 in. x 16 1/8 in.)
Cite this object as
Staircase Model (France); Manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (France); mahogany, ebony, pear or sycamore, oak; biscuit porcelain; H x W x D: 68 x 48.3 x 41 cm (26 3/4 in. x 19 in. x 16 1/8 in.); Gift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw; 2007-45-12
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Made to Scale: Staircase Masterpieces—The Eugene & Clare Thaw Gift.
