Record Drawing of Stained Glass
1914 (made)
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Two drawings showing panels of stained glass from the base of window lights. One depicts a diaper pattern of oak leaves rising from the mouth of a falcon, with borders of fleurs-de-lis, and the other depicts a medallion enclosing the head of Christ.
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Materials and techniques | pencil and ink drawing |
Brief description | 1 of 11 copies of stained glass in the Chapter House of York Minster, pencil and ink drawing, J. W. Knowles, Great Britain, 1914 |
Physical description | Two drawings showing panels of stained glass from the base of window lights. One depicts a diaper pattern of oak leaves rising from the mouth of a falcon, with borders of fleurs-de-lis, and the other depicts a medallion enclosing the head of Christ. |
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Marks and inscriptions | JWK, July 10/14 (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. |
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Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1929, London: Board of Education, 1930. |
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Accession number | E.1214-1929 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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