Zprávy památkové péče 2016, 76(Příloha):51-60
Richly decorated Dutch carriages (duwslee and prikslee types) from Czech and Moravian aristocratic collections
The article is one result of a targeted survey of the mobiliary funds of Czech castles and is focused on historical sleds and their pictorial sources. The subject of interest here is a group of ten richly decorated sleds designed for ice from a time span of the 18th to 19th centuries and which represent two distinct and unmistakable types of Dutch sled, the duwslee and prikslee. From the perspective of a sled property fund, they represent a numerous group that is unfortunately scattered throughout exhibitions at several castles in Bohemia and Moravia. Given their Dutch provenance, the most likely hypothesis is that they entered the collections of the local nobility as collector's acquisitions in the later 19th or early 20th century. The aim of this article is the correct typological, provenance, and chronological classification of individual sleds based on a comparative study and iconographic sources which are especially found in genre painting of the 16th to 18th centuries, graphic works, and arts and crafts. The article presents the specific sledding culture present in the northern Netherlands, especially from the environment of provinces and cities lying on the shores of the now extinct Zuiderzee (now the manmade Jsselmeer lake with the Markermeer water surface).
Keywords: mobiliary funds; Dutch sled; prikslee; duwslee; cataloging
Published: December 1, 2016 Show citation
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