Medium:

wood

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 32.5 × 34 × 16.5 cm (12 13/16 × 13 3/8 × 6 1/2 in.)

Type:

models and prototypes

Decorative Arts

roof model

Object Name:

roof model

Made in:

France

Date:

ca. 1880

Description:

Model of a roof frame as a conglomeration of frame types: front as a flat, slanted "shed" roof; right side, a roof with a convex curve to create a dome; left side with angled "gambrel" roof line; back left open as if to be mounted on a building. Inside elements arranged as beams and joints of the supporting structure.

Credit Line:

Gift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw

Accession Number:

2018-33-4

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

See more items in:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4f68ada53-9095-4629-a9fa-287495fd133f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_2018-33-4