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Panel
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Panel
- Place of origin:
Switzerland (possibly, made)
Germany (possibly, made) - Date:
16th century-17th century (made)
- Artist/Maker:
unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Stained glass
- Credit Line:
Bequeathed by Mr Henry Vaughan
- Museum number:
2297-1900
- Gallery location:
In store
The central image on this panel depicts two knights tilting in a jousting tournament. Tilting was done with blunt lances and was a competitive event designed to hone the martial skills of armoured knights on horseback.
The scene beneath it shows the Old Testament story of David and Goliath. Here the young Israelite David, with his sling and his staff, challenges Goliath, the giant ‘champion’ of the Philistines, to mortal combat.
The decorating technique used on this panel was first developed in the early part of the period 1300-1400. It consisted of painting a compound of silver on the back of the glass which, after firing in a kiln, turns yellow. Depending on the concentration of the silver compound, the resulting colour ranges from lemon-yellow to a burnt-orange. Many panels from the period 1300-1500 are decorated simply in yellow (silver) stain and highlighted with a brown/black pigment. The technique remained popular well after the 16th century, as this panel shows.
