Model of the Radcliffe Camera

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Description
The circular building with rusticated lower tier supporting set back upper tier with double columns between window bays, alternating blind and paned windows, surmounted by a domed top with finials around and a spire above, all replicating the Radcliffe Camera building in Oxford, England.
Credit Line
Gift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
late 18th–mid-19th century
Accession Number
2014-39-1
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
models and prototypes
Decorative Arts
Object Name
architectural model
Type
architectural model
Medium
wood, gesso, paint, glass
Dimensions
H x diam.: 50 x 28 cm (19 11/16 in. x 11 in.)
made in
England
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_2014-39-1
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq48b2a976c-e199-495a-ab65-015607905bed
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