Window
19th century (made)
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Glazed windows of this type, both plain and decorative, are found in traditional buildings in Turkey and the Arab lands. They are usually set at a high level, over unglazed windows that are sometimes covered by shutters and screens. Such windows were used in the Middle East for centuries to adorn a variety of buildings, including palaces, mosques, houses, and tombs.
This window consists of small pieces of glass of different colours arranged within a plaster framework to form a depiction of carnations springing from a vase. It was probably made in nineteenth-century Cairo. During this period the increasing influence of European fashions led to a decline in the production of such windows.
This window consists of small pieces of glass of different colours arranged within a plaster framework to form a depiction of carnations springing from a vase. It was probably made in nineteenth-century Cairo. During this period the increasing influence of European fashions led to a decline in the production of such windows.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stucco and glass |
| Brief description | Window made of perforated plaster backed with coloured glass, depiction of carnations springing from a vase, Egypt, 19th century. |
| Physical description | This Islamic stained glass window is made from a rectangular slab of carved stucco, inside a wooden frame. A carved design perforates the stucco and these holes are backed with both clear and coloured glass. The design shows a vase holding a tall floral arrangement including carnations and irises. There is a spray of three rosebuds and a single tulip at each side of the vase. Small circular perforations backed with clear glass form the background to the design, which is outlined by a carved pointed arch within the rectangular frame. |
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| Gallery label | Jameel Gallery
Coloured Glass Windows
Egypt, 1800-1900
Glazed windows of this type, both plain and decorative, are found in traditional buildings in Turkey and the Arab lands. They are usually set above a lower tier of unglazed windows that are sometimes covered by shutters or screens.
The windows here consist of small pieces of glass arranged within a plaster framework. The designs include trellises, domed buildings, vases of flowers and palm trees with huge bunches of dates.
Plaster and coloured glass
Museum nos. ME.2, 3-2005; 311-1870; ME.1-2005; C.157-1932, Given by Sir Edmund Phipps, CB(Jameel Gallery) |
| Production | Ottoman period |
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| Summary | Glazed windows of this type, both plain and decorative, are found in traditional buildings in Turkey and the Arab lands. They are usually set at a high level, over unglazed windows that are sometimes covered by shutters and screens. Such windows were used in the Middle East for centuries to adorn a variety of buildings, including palaces, mosques, houses, and tombs. This window consists of small pieces of glass of different colours arranged within a plaster framework to form a depiction of carnations springing from a vase. It was probably made in nineteenth-century Cairo. During this period the increasing influence of European fashions led to a decline in the production of such windows. |
| Other number | MES.LOST.2 - Previous lost number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | ME.2-2005 |
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| Record created | September 29, 2005 |
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