Stained Glass
ca. 1650 to ca. 1699 (made)
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This fragment of painted glass depicts an image of a lion or a leopard's head with the remains of some text. Not enough survives for us to understand its original context but it is likely to have formed part of cartouche with an inscription in an armorial display.
The fragment was painted with only a simple brown/black pigment. This type of simple painting is known as 'grisaille'.
The Netherlands glass workshops produced a large amount of painted glass. Many of these were commissions from civic, mercantile and church officials within the Netherlands but also from abroad.
The fragment was painted with only a simple brown/black pigment. This type of simple painting is known as 'grisaille'.
The Netherlands glass workshops produced a large amount of painted glass. Many of these were commissions from civic, mercantile and church officials within the Netherlands but also from abroad.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Glass painted with a pigment |
| Brief description | Fragment of clear glass painted in a brown/black pigment with a lion or leopard's head and the remains of some text. Netherlands, late 17th century. |
| Physical description | Fragment of clear glass painted in a brown/black pigment with a lion or leopard's head and the remains of some text |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr. Walter Guthrie |
| Object history | From the stained glass collection of Walter Guthrie. The current arrangement of fragments of 17th century Netherlandish painted glass was done subsequent to their arrival in the museum. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This fragment of painted glass depicts an image of a lion or a leopard's head with the remains of some text. Not enough survives for us to understand its original context but it is likely to have formed part of cartouche with an inscription in an armorial display. The fragment was painted with only a simple brown/black pigment. This type of simple painting is known as 'grisaille'. The Netherlands glass workshops produced a large amount of painted glass. Many of these were commissions from civic, mercantile and church officials within the Netherlands but also from abroad. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.358:4-1934 |
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| Record created | July 25, 2008 |
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