Death of Sir Grenville

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Artist/Maker	James Powell & Sons (manufacturers) George Parlby (designer) Thomas Cowell (painter)
Place of origin	England (made)

Stained glass panel painted with enamels. The central oval depicts five men in quasi-Elisabethan dress on board a ship with another ship in the background. Floral decoration surround this ovar and two further blocks wither side with scrolling inscription.

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Categories	British Galleries Stained Glass
Object type	Panel
Title	Death of Sir Grenville (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Glass, lead, enamel, painted Glass Enamel Lead Painted
Brief description	Stained glass panel, 'Death of Sir Richard Grenville', part stained glass, lead, enamel, probably designed by George Parlby, painted by Thomas Cowell at James Powell & Sons, England, c.1910
Physical description	Stained glass panel painted with enamels. The central oval depicts five men in quasi-Elisabethan dress on board a ship with another ship in the background. Floral decoration surround this ovar and two further blocks wither side with scrolling inscription.
Dimensions	Unframed height: 37.6cm (measured by hand) Unframed width: 70.0cm (measured by hand)
Marks and inscriptions	'I have fought for Queen & Faith. Like a valiant man and true. I have only done my duty as a man is bound to do. With a Joyful spirit I Sir Richard Grenville die. And he fell upon their decks and he died.' (Inscription on panel)
Credit line	Given by John Wilson
Associated objects	C.15-1994 C.16-1994
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	C.17-1994

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Record created	June 24, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O332361/death-of-sir-grenville-panel-george-parlby/

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