Panel
ca. 1290 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This panel is believed originally to have been part of a Tapetenfester ('carpet window'). This term is used to describe a stained-glass window with a repeating pattern of foliage. Clear glass with minimal painted decoration permitted more light into the church. It was also less expensive to produce clear glass than coloured glass, and many churches resorted to this more cost-effective option.
The leaves on this panel are depicted realistically and can be recognised as vine and maple.
Originally, this panel came from the Furstenkappelle of the convent of Lichtenthal, Baden-Baden, in Germany.
The leaves on this panel are depicted realistically and can be recognised as vine and maple.
Originally, this panel came from the Furstenkappelle of the convent of Lichtenthal, Baden-Baden, in Germany.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Clear, coloured and flashed glass with painted details |
| Brief description | Panel of clear, coloured and flashed glass with painted details depicting vine, ivy and other leaves. German, c.1290. |
| Physical description | Stained and painted glass panel, composed of a diaper of quatrefoils of vine, ivy and other foliage |
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| Gallery label | TWO LEAF PANELS
These panels came from a so-called Tapetenfenster ('carpet window') in a chapel in the convent of Lichtenthal in Baden-Baden. Carpet windows were particularly popular in Strasbourg and the area of the Upper Rhine in the late 13th century.
Germany (Baden-Württemberg), about 1290
Museum no. 5462-1858, 5463-1858((PW) 2003) |
| Historical context | This panel is believed to have originally been part of a Tapetenfester ('carpet window') - a term used to describe a stained glass window with a repeating pattern of foliage. The predominant use of clear glass with minimal painted decoration meant that more strong light could pass into the church. It was also less expensive to produce clear glass rather than coloured glass and many churches resorted to this more cost effective option. The leaves on this panel are depicted realistically and can be recognised as vine and maple. The original location for this panel was the Furstenkappelle of the convent of Lichtenthal, Baden-Baden, in Germany. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This panel is believed originally to have been part of a Tapetenfester ('carpet window'). This term is used to describe a stained-glass window with a repeating pattern of foliage. Clear glass with minimal painted decoration permitted more light into the church. It was also less expensive to produce clear glass than coloured glass, and many churches resorted to this more cost-effective option. The leaves on this panel are depicted realistically and can be recognised as vine and maple. Originally, this panel came from the Furstenkappelle of the convent of Lichtenthal, Baden-Baden, in Germany. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 5462-1858 |
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| Record created | April 20, 2005 |
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