Front of the crown/bridal lad

Front of the crown/bridal lad with strong red, green, gold and white pigments. The lad consists of three different parts: at the bottom, green and red protruding pegs; a series of carved open leaves at the top; and in the middle a thick torse with a red five petal rose with gold tints and a green stem in a kind of rosemaling style. Rosemaling with simple four and five petal rosettes and green stems is usually dated to the late 1700s, early 1800s (Vesaas). The underpart of the crown/bridal lad with three holes corresponding to the upper part of the original crown. Three wooden plugs (dowels) have kept it in Place.

Photo

Eivind Bratlie/Museum of Cultural History

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