Name/Title
Wood Podium from First Christian Church of RavenswoodEntry/Object ID
2020.01.90Description
Wood podium from First Christian Church of Ravenswood, corner of Gallatin and Sand St.
Design with cutout - 3 pointed arches , 3 crosses, 2 clover designs on front panel. front side panel/ posts has rounded top, into a straight cut. Spiral cutout carved with rounded cutouts, down to outward curve to straight cut to base of post. Top of front panel has ivy like design attached, 2 larger ones on either side with smaller one just below in the center. The back of podium is open.
the top has 3 levels - 1st is flat, 2nd one has a raised ledge used to keep things from falling/ rolling off, slightly slanted toward the back.
3rd level has a ledge on one side to keep things from rolling off. It is also not attached to podium, so was probably made as an addition.Acquisition
Accession
2020.01Source or Donor
Miscellaneous FIC