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Record Drawing of Stained Glass

ca. 1890-1929 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Drawing of stained glass in the base of a window light, showing diaper pattern rising from a bird's mouth.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
pen and ink drawing
Brief description
1 of 11 copies of stained glass in the Chapter House of York Minster, pen and ink drawing, J. W. Knowles, Great Britain, ca. 1890-1929
Physical description
Drawing of stained glass in the base of a window light, showing diaper pattern rising from a bird's mouth.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.375in
  • Width: 4in
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1929, London: Board of Education, 1930.
Marks and inscriptions
JWK (signed in pencil)
Object history
The stained glass from which this drawing was made is in the second window from the south in the west wall of the vestibule of the Chapter House of York Minster, and dates from the early 14th century.
Subjects depicted
Association
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1929, London: Board of Education, 1930.
Collection
Accession number
E.1215-1929

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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