Caption

Bed finial from the Hospital of St. John of God in Warsaw. Maker: Redler, Jan Chryzostom 1704–1779, woodcarver bust; Designer: Fontana, Jakub 1710–1773 design. 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 obverse and reverse medallion missing; above it an inlaid number illegible. The runners originally had garlands; the volutes had small brackets with turned, cup-shaped pinnacles. Date: ca. 1757–1760, Warsaw. Fragment of furniture. Dimensions: height 75 cm, width 95.5 cm, depth 14 cm., The image shows the rear view of a dark brown carved wooden bust mounted on a lighter brown wooden base, with visible chisel marks and rough textured surfaces; the bust has areas of worn lighter brown where the wood shows through and a few small cracks. At the bottom front of the base there is a black plastic clamp-like object with a round metallic disc that has a bluish sheen. The background is a neutral gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A15_173

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68.7Mb (2.3Mb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bed finial Hospital St John God Warsaw Maker Redler Jan Chryzostom 1704–1779 woodcarver bust Designer Fontana Jakub 1710–1773 design 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 medallion missing inlaid number illegible runners originally garlands small brackets turned cup-shaped pinnacles Date ca 1757–1760 Fragment furniture Dimensions height 75 cm width 95.5 cm depth 14 cm image rear view dark brown carved wooden bust mounted lighter wooden base visible chisel marks rough textured surfaces bust areas worn lighter brown wood small cracks bottom front base black plastic clamp- object round metallic disc bluish sheen background neutral gray.