Jonathan
Stained Glass Design
1917-1925 (designed)
1917-1925 (designed)
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Design of a single window light depicting Jonathan in a suit of armour holding a shield and the hilt of his sword in one hand and a long bow in the other. The design is drawn in pen and ink and watercolour on a piece of cream-coloured paper, mounted on card. The grey card frame around the front of the design is attached to the back with masking tape. The tape is stuck to the back of the design itself.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Jonathan (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink and grisaille on paper, mounted on card |
| Brief description | Stained glass design depicting the figure of 'Jonathan', pen and ink and watercolour mounted on card, England, 1917-1925 |
| Physical description | Design of a single window light depicting Jonathan in a suit of armour holding a shield and the hilt of his sword in one hand and a long bow in the other. The design is drawn in pen and ink and watercolour on a piece of cream-coloured paper, mounted on card. The grey card frame around the front of the design is attached to the back with masking tape. The tape is stuck to the back of the design itself. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'AB / not glass / ( F.5 )' (Textual information; Top right corner of back of the sheet of paper.; Handwriting; Pencil) |
| Credit line | Given by The Ashmolean Museum from the estate of the late Brian Miller |
| Object history | This stained glass design (one of 32) was in the collection of the late B.D.H. Miller who bequeathed them to the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Timothy Wilson, Keeper of Western Art, Ashmolean Museum gave them to the Victoria and Albert Museum. The designs were lot 320 in the sale of the contents of Towne Furlong Farm, Phillips, Oxford, sales catalogue, Thursday, 13 June 1991. |
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| Accession number | E.1460-2001 |
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| Record created | February 28, 2002 |
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