Caption

Bed finial, ca. 1757–1760. Baroque wooden bed finial in the form of a pediment with volutes on the sides and a corbel in the middle supporting the bust of a young woman; fastened with two pins to the front section of the cornice crowning the canopy. The outline of the finial and the corbel are highlighted with a black ribbon stucco inlay. The corbel has an oval opening filled with a wooden, rotating medallion with inlaid letters on the obverse and reverse missing. The runners feature garlands made of ribbons and bay leaves; the volutes feature small brackets with turned, cup-shaped pinnacles. Attributed designers and makers: Jakub Fontana 1710–1773, designer; Jan Chryzostom Redler 1704–1779, woodcarver. Origin: Warsaw. Function: furniture fragment hospital bed finial. Dimensions: height 66 cm, width 93 cm, depth 16 cm., A dark bust of a person with a tilted head and closed eyes sits on a wooden support; the bust has a glossy black surface with worn areas showing a warm brown or golden underlayer, and the draped clothing and hair display textured folds and highlights. The wooden base beneath the bust is medium brown with visible grain and an arched cutout at the bottom, and there are a few black metal supports and a thin black rod extending outward on a light gray background. The visible colors include black, brown, golden accents, and gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A15_178

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Keywords

Bed finial ca 1757–1760 Baroque wooden bed finial form pediment volutes sides corbel middle supporting bust young woman fastened two pins front section cornice crowning canopy outline highlighted black ribbon stucco inlay oval opening filled wooden rotating medallion inlaid letters obverse reverse missing runners feature garlands ribbons bay leaves small brackets turned cup-shaped pinnacles Attributed designers makers Jakub Fontana 1710–1773 designer Jan Chryzostom Redler 1704–1779 woodcarver Origin Warsaw Function furniture fragment hospital Dimensions height 66 cm width 93 cm depth 16 cm dark bust person tilted head closed eyes sits wooden support glossy black surface worn areas showing warm brown golden underlayer draped clothing hair display textured folds highlights wooden base beneath medium brown visible grain arched cutout bottom black metal supports thin black rod extending outward light gray background visible colors include black brown golden accents gray.