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Stained Glass Design

1581 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Design for stained glass showing a shield with merchant's mark of Batt Schmidt, resting against a pillar. On the left, figure of a man with a long staff, and on the right, a woman holding out a goblet. Pseudo-architectural setting with scenes of a dinner party and two men broaching a wine-cask. At the base, two cartouches with Schmidt's name and his wife Margrett Wierin, dated 1581.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
pen and wash
Brief description
Copy possibly after Ludwig Ringler. Merchant's shield for Batt Schmidt and his wife Margrett Wierin. Swiss, 1581
Physical description
Design for stained glass showing a shield with merchant's mark of Batt Schmidt, resting against a pillar. On the left, figure of a man with a long staff, and on the right, a woman holding out a goblet. Pseudo-architectural setting with scenes of a dinner party and two men broaching a wine-cask. At the base, two cartouches with Schmidt's name and his wife Margrett Wierin, dated 1581.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.5in
  • Width: 12.125in
Collection
Accession number
2379

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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