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1. Hexagonal pulpit in the Gothic style
Probably England, ca. 1850
Stained oak
30.5 cm (H)
Photo: James Hart

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2. Spiral stairway with two revolutions
France, 19th century
Pear wood
44 cm (H)
Photo: James Hart

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3. Twisting suspended stairway with low curved double stringboard
France, mid-19th century
Fruitwood, probably pear (steps), ash (base)
35 cm (H)
Photo: James Hart

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4. Spiral stairway
Paris region, France, late 19th century
Cherry and walnut wood
31 cm (H)
Photo: James Hart

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5. Double revolution stairway
France, 19th century
Oak
52 cm (H)
Photo: James Hart

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6. Double revolution superimposed stairway
England, late 18th century
Pear wood with walnut base
75 cm (H)
Photo: James Hart

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7. Curved stairway
France, early 19th century
Mahogany, ebony, and pear or maple wood, oak base
68 cm (H)
Photo: Ali Elai

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8. Model of a baroque pulpit
France, mid-19th century
Walnut and pear wood, oak base
70 cm (H)
Photo: Ali Elai

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9. Bell Tower
France, ca. 1880
Pear wood
121 cm (H)
Photo: Ali Elai

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10. Model of stairway
France, Toulouse region, mid-19th century
Walnut, mahogany, with Maltese cross; satin or redwood and rosewood
28 cm (H)
Photo: Ali Elai

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11. Spiral stairway with curved stringboard
France, ca. 1820–40
Pear and walnut
27 cm (H)
Photo: James Hart

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12. Model of domed structure with staircase
Probably France, mid-19th century
Walnut and beechwood
61 cm (H)
Photo: Ali Elai

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13. Adolph Bordeaux (French, active late 19th century)
Drawing of a double staircase
Marsilly, France, 1883
Pen and black ink, brush and ink washes and watercolor over graphite on white laid paper
Inscription: signed and dated lower right
57 cm (H) x 45.5 cm (W)
Photo: Matt Flynn

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14. Installation view of Made to Scale: Staircase Masterpieces—The Eugene & Clare Thaw Gift
Photo: Andrew Garn

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15. Installation view of Made to Scale: Staircase Masterpieces—The Eugene & Clare Thaw Gift, showing two drawings for staircase designs with a model based on one drawing signed “Ugen.”
Photo: Andrew Garn

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16. Installation view of Made to Scale: Staircase Masterpieces—The Eugene & Clare Thaw Gif.
Photo: Andrew Garn

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17. Installation view of Made to Scale: Staircase Masterpieces—The Eugene & Clare Thaw Gift, featuring an early 19th-century French fruitwood staircase model with Sèvres biscuit busts of Voltaire and Rousseau.
Photo: Andrew Garn

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18. Installation view of Made to Scale: Staircase Masterpieces—The Eugene & Clare Thaw Gift
Photo: Andrew Garn

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19. Installation view of Made to Scale: Staircase Masterpieces—The Eugene & Clare Thaw Gift
Photo: Andrew Garn

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20. Installation view of Made to Scale: Staircase Masterpieces—The Eugene & Clare Thaw Gift, featuring a spiral metal staircase which inspired the collection, lent by Joan K. Davidson.
Photo: Andrew Garn