Staircase Model (France)
This fine triple-height staircase model is similar to one designed by Robert Adam for 20 Portman Place in London. The model's sustaining pillars ensure stability in place of the walls used in Adam's staircase. The pillars are joined in a manner characteristic of a builder rather than a compagnonnage-trained cabinetmaker.
Credit: Gift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw.
late 18th century
Pear, brass wire, bone
75.0 x 67.3 x 67.0 cm
2007-45-11
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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