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Pedestal
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Pedestal

mid-1700s · carved, gilded, and painted wood

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

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.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit linePedestal, mid-1700s. Italy, Rome. Carved, gilded, and painted wood; overall: 116.9 x 108 cm (46 x 42 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Thomas L. Fawick Memorial Collection, 1967.143

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