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Record Drawing of Stained Glass

ca. 1914 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Two drawings showing details of borders from a stained glass window.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
watercolour drawing
Brief description
1 of 9 copies of stained glass in the clerestory windows of the nave of York Minster, watercolour drawing, J. W. Knowles, Great Britain, ca. 1914
Physical description
Two drawings showing details of borders from a stained glass window.
Dimensions
  • First drawing height: 36in
  • First drawing width: 5.5in
  • Second drawing height: 42in
  • Second drawing width: 5.1875in
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 clerestory windows of the nave of York Minster, and dates from the early 14th century.
Subject 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.1201-1929

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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