Taffrail with a depiction of the biblical scene of the Queen of Sheba visiting King Solomon
Description
Taffrail depicting the the visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Salomon. The piece is trimmed with a border of fruit and floral vines, with two cherubs on top. On the back a coat of arms.
A taffrail (NL: hakkebord) is the top of the stern of a ship. On smaller sea-going vessels, until the 19th century, this taffrail was often decorated with polychromed wood carvings, with biblical motifs on the front and heraldic ones on the back. The semicircular shape is distinctive.
