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Push sled, polychrome painted, with among others mirror monogram L and R
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Push sled, polychrome painted, with among others mirror monogram L and R

anonymous · 1685 - 1700 · painting technique; gild; gilding (material); wood (plant material); oak (wood)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Polychromed oak push-sleigh. The interior red-painted box contains a built-in bench and a loose seat plank. Runners with round gilded nails. The sleigh shows multiple painted scenes and ornaments; at the front, among others, a cartouche with mirror monogram L and R on a blue ground. The front shows a sawn-out gilded decoration of two lions, acanthus vines, and a cartouche with a painted man in an interior, two sculpted heads, and a lion with a shield.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
sledvoertuig
Credit lineDuwslee, polychroom beschilderd, met ondermeer spiegelmonogram L en R. 1685 - 1700. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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