SAPFM Museum Furniture Collection

Pedestal

Pedestal, mid-1700s, carved, gilded, and painted wood
Date
mid-1700s
Medium
carved, gilded, and painted wood
Dimensions
Overall: 116.9 x 108 cm (46 x 42 1/2 in.)
Origin
Italy
Culture
Italy, Rome
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Accession
1967.143
Credit line
The Thomas L. Fawick Memorial Collection
The coat of arms on this pedestal is that of Cardinal York, the last of the Stuart pretenders to the British throne. He lived out his years in Rome, where he had been made a cardinal of the Church.
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