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Quarry

1500-1599 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Quarry glass panes were either diamond-shaped, as here, or square. They were popular in windows and were used both in religious and secular settings. They are usually decorated very simply. This example bears the words ‘Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense’ (‘Shame be to him who thinks evil of it’). This was the motto of the Order of the Garter, which was established by the English king Edward III in the middle of the period 1300-1400.

The decorating technique used here was developed in the early part of the 14th century. It consisted of painting a compound of silver on the back of the glass which, after firing in a kiln, turns yellow. Many panels from the period 1300-1500 are decorated simply in yellow (silver) stain and highlighted with a brown/black pigment.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stained glass
Brief description
Brown and yellow stained glass fragment depicting the Garter. From St. George's Church, Stamford, English, 16th century.
Physical description
Brown and yellow stained glass depicting the Order of the Garter with the motto "HONI SOYT QUI MAL Y PENSE". Brownish black glass with silver-yellow stain.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.75in
  • Width: 4.5in
  • Diameter: 5in
  • Unframed, composite panel height: 583mm
  • Unframed, composite panel width: 415mm
Taken from Stained Glass Handlist
Credit line
Given by Mr H. E. Traylen
Object history
From St. George's Church, Stamford
Subject depicted
Summary
Quarry glass panes were either diamond-shaped, as here, or square. They were popular in windows and were used both in religious and secular settings. They are usually decorated very simply. This example bears the words ‘Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense’ (‘Shame be to him who thinks evil of it’). This was the motto of the Order of the Garter, which was established by the English king Edward III in the middle of the period 1300-1400.

The decorating technique used here was developed in the early part of the 14th century. It consisted of painting a compound of silver on the back of the glass which, after firing in a kiln, turns yellow. Many panels from the period 1300-1500 are decorated simply in yellow (silver) stain and highlighted with a brown/black pigment.
Collection
Accession number
C.85-1926

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Record createdJuly 19, 2002
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