Pedestal

Description

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.

Provenance

(Saint Thomas Aquinas Church, Cleveland).

Pedestal

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mid-1700s

Accession Number

1967.143

Medium

carved, gilded, and painted wood

Dimensions

Overall: 116.9 x 108 cm (46 x 42 1/2 in.)

Classification

Furniture and woodwork

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

The Thomas L. Fawick Memorial Collection