Caption

Bed finial from the Hospital of St. John of God in Warsaw. Maker: Jan Chryzostom Redler 1704–1779, woodcarver; designer: Jakub Fontana 1710–1773. Hospital bed finial in the form of a pediment with volutes on the sides and a corbel in the middle supporting a female bust; fastened with two pegs to the front section of the cornice crowning the canopy. Figure dressed in a tunic, head turned to the right, hair pinned up. Outline of the finial highlighted with a black ribbon stucco inlay; corbel with slats. On the corbel, an oval hole containing a wooden rotating medallion with inlaid letters on the obverse and reverse missing; above it, an inlaid number illegible. Runners originally had garlands; volutes had small brackets with turned, cup-shaped pinnacles. Date: ca. 1757–1760. Place of origin: Warsaw. Fragment of furniture. Dimensions: height 75 cm, width 95.5 cm, depth 14 cm., A carved bust of a person with a dark, glossy surface, showing a head and upper torso draped in a heavy robe with prominent folds, resting on a rectangular wooden base with a natural brown tone; the background is a smooth gray, and the visible colors in the image include black, dark brown, natural wood brown, and gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A15_172

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Keywords

Bed finial Hospital St John God Warsaw Maker Jan Chryzostom Redler 1704–1779 woodcarver designer Jakub Fontana 1710–1773 bed finial form pediment volutes sides corbel middle supporting female bust fastened two pegs front section cornice crowning canopy Figure dressed tunic head turned right hair pinned up Outline finial highlighted black ribbon stucco inlay slats oval hole containing wooden rotating medallion inlaid letters obverse reverse missing inlaid number illegible Runners originally garlands small brackets turned cup-shaped pinnacles Date ca 1757–1760 Place origin Fragment furniture Dimensions height 75 cm width 95.5 cm depth 14 cm carved bust person dark glossy surface showing head upper torso draped heavy robe prominent folds resting rectangular wooden base natural brown tone background smooth gray visible colors image include black dark brown natural wood brown gray.