poppyheads

Isaac Kremer/ September 9, 2018/ / 0 comments

Finials or other ornaments which terminate the tops of bench ends, either to pews or stalls. They are sometimes small human heads, sometimes richly carved images, knots of foliage or finials, and sometimes fleurs-de-lis simply cut out of the thickness of the bench end and chamfered. The term is probably derived from the French poupee doll or puppet used also in this sense, or from the flower, from a resemblance in shape. (Wikipedia, 2017) Photo from Historic Jamestowne, Williamsburg, Virginia, 2019.