Stained Glass
1450-1499 (made)
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This fragment of stained glass depicts part of the figure of a prophet holding a prophecy scroll. Scenes from the Life of the Virgin Mary and of Jesus Christ were often accompanied by images of the Old Testament prophets who were considered to have foretold a particular event in their lives. The prophet here holds a scroll with the word 'Ecce' depicted on it. This could be referring to the prophecy of Isaiah who foretold the miraculous conception and birth of Jesus Christ: (Isaiah 7:14) Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son. This prophet probably originally accompanied another stained glass panel depicting the Annunciation of the Archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary.
This fragment is part of a panel which is composed of many different stained glass fragments. These fragments were originally from a variety of panels made in England and in the Netherlands from the late 15th to the 16th centuries. They were part of the collection of Walter Guthrie. Collectors of stained glass in the 19th and early 20th centuries would often glaze a variety of fragments together and then display them in the windows of their homes or galleries. These are known as 'composite panels'. The current arrangement of fragments in this composite panel was done after they entered the museum's collection.
These fragments are all clear glass with decoration composed of simple brown/black pigment and silver (yellow) stain. In the early part of the 14th century a new technique of decorating glass was developed. This 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 14th through to the 16th century are decorated simply in yellow (silver) stain and highlighted with a brown/black pigment.
This fragment is part of a panel which is composed of many different stained glass fragments. These fragments were originally from a variety of panels made in England and in the Netherlands from the late 15th to the 16th centuries. They were part of the collection of Walter Guthrie. Collectors of stained glass in the 19th and early 20th centuries would often glaze a variety of fragments together and then display them in the windows of their homes or galleries. These are known as 'composite panels'. The current arrangement of fragments in this composite panel was done after they entered the museum's collection.
These fragments are all clear glass with decoration composed of simple brown/black pigment and silver (yellow) stain. In the early part of the 14th century a new technique of decorating glass was developed. This 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 14th through to the 16th century are decorated simply in yellow (silver) stain and highlighted with a brown/black pigment.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Glass painted with pigment and silver stain |
| Brief description | Stained glass fragment of part of a figure holding a scroll. Probably English, second half 15th century. On a composite panel of English and Netherlandish stained glass |
| Physical description | Fragment depicting the lower half of a figure wearing a coat with buttons down the centre. The figure holds in its visible right hand part of a scroll painted with the word 'Ecce'. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Ecce
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr. Walter Guthrie |
| Object history | Formerly part of Walter Guthrie's collection of stained glass fragments. Its current inclusion in a composite panel of English and Netherlandish fragments of the 15th and 16th centuries was created once it had entered into the museum's collection. There are 12 pieces located to B15.CB1.Probs which were labelled as being part of this group. They can be divided into four groups: a) 6 pieces of clear, greenish glass with matted black pigment and silver stain. Flemish, late 15th to early 16th century b) two pieces of clear, greenish glass with heavy black pigment, early 17th century c) three pieces of clear, greenish glass, not thick, heavy corrosion, brown pigment and silver stain, 15th century d) 1 piece with black pigment and silver stain, 19th century |
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| Summary | This fragment of stained glass depicts part of the figure of a prophet holding a prophecy scroll. Scenes from the Life of the Virgin Mary and of Jesus Christ were often accompanied by images of the Old Testament prophets who were considered to have foretold a particular event in their lives. The prophet here holds a scroll with the word 'Ecce' depicted on it. This could be referring to the prophecy of Isaiah who foretold the miraculous conception and birth of Jesus Christ: (Isaiah 7:14) Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son. This prophet probably originally accompanied another stained glass panel depicting the Annunciation of the Archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary. This fragment is part of a panel which is composed of many different stained glass fragments. These fragments were originally from a variety of panels made in England and in the Netherlands from the late 15th to the 16th centuries. They were part of the collection of Walter Guthrie. Collectors of stained glass in the 19th and early 20th centuries would often glaze a variety of fragments together and then display them in the windows of their homes or galleries. These are known as 'composite panels'. The current arrangement of fragments in this composite panel was done after they entered the museum's collection. These fragments are all clear glass with decoration composed of simple brown/black pigment and silver (yellow) stain. In the early part of the 14th century a new technique of decorating glass was developed. This 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 14th through to the 16th century are decorated simply in yellow (silver) stain and highlighted with a brown/black pigment. |
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| Accession number | C.381:1-1934 |
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| Record created | August 1, 2002 |
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