Caption

Fragment of a stove top, Jan III Sobieski King of Poland; 1629–1696, tiles, stoves. Triangular shield with the inscription PATRIAE DEFENSOR and panoplies. One of two panoplies flanking the model of the monument of Jan III Sobieski. 18th century, Poland. Tile; height 26.0 cm, width 16.5 cm., A weathered sculptural relief of a shielded emblem with a textured turban-like form at the top, flanked by draped cloth and curled ribbons, all carved in a worn surface showing layers of muted green, faded red, and grayish-beige paint; a round, disc-like object rests near the lower left of the shield, and the whole composition sits on a rectangular base, with visible chipping and flaking revealing underlying material.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A16_055

License type

Rights managed

Available size

67.4Mb (2.5Mb) / 13.1in x 20.0in / 3927 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fragment stove top Jan III Sobieski King Poland 1629–1696 tiles stoves Triangular shield inscription PATRIAE DEFENSOR panoplies two panoplies flanking model monument Jan III Sobieski 18th century Tile height 26.0 cm width 16.5 cm weathered sculptural relief shielded emblem textured turban- form top flanked draped cloth curled ribbons carved worn surface showing layers muted green faded red grayish-beige paint round disc- object rests near lower left shield whole composition sits rectangular base visible chipping flaking revealing underlying material.