Panel
ca. 1862 (made)
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Object Type
The firm of Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. was founded in 1861 and dedicated much energy to making stained glass for secular use. This panel, the second of six relating the legend of St George and the Dragon, depicts 'How the damsels of the court cast lots who should be the Dragon's meat and how the lot fell to the King's daughter'. The series was believed to have been made to decorate windows at Harden Hall in Bingley, West Yorkshire. Morris & Co. soon built up an extensive repertoire of designs which could be reproduced or adapted for new commissions. At least one other version of the series is know to survive in a house in Cragside, Northumberland.
People
These panels were designed by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882). Like William Morris, Rossetti had a romantic enthusiasm for the legendary past, a passion he expressed vividly in narrative cycles such as this. Rosetti produced considerably fewer cartoons for stained-glass windows than others in the group, and his interest in the medium died out after a few years.
Materials & Making
Morris & Co. lacked the technical expertise to make the glass for their designs, but bought it from the London glassmakers James Powell & Sons. A wide range of high quality 'pot metal' (coloured glass) is used in this panel. The olive greens and rich, dark reds, juxtaposed with dazzling areas of gold and white, are characteristic of the innovative palette used throughout the series.
The firm of Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. was founded in 1861 and dedicated much energy to making stained glass for secular use. This panel, the second of six relating the legend of St George and the Dragon, depicts 'How the damsels of the court cast lots who should be the Dragon's meat and how the lot fell to the King's daughter'. The series was believed to have been made to decorate windows at Harden Hall in Bingley, West Yorkshire. Morris & Co. soon built up an extensive repertoire of designs which could be reproduced or adapted for new commissions. At least one other version of the series is know to survive in a house in Cragside, Northumberland.
People
These panels were designed by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882). Like William Morris, Rossetti had a romantic enthusiasm for the legendary past, a passion he expressed vividly in narrative cycles such as this. Rosetti produced considerably fewer cartoons for stained-glass windows than others in the group, and his interest in the medium died out after a few years.
Materials & Making
Morris & Co. lacked the technical expertise to make the glass for their designs, but bought it from the London glassmakers James Powell & Sons. A wide range of high quality 'pot metal' (coloured glass) is used in this panel. The olive greens and rich, dark reds, juxtaposed with dazzling areas of gold and white, are characteristic of the innovative palette used throughout the series.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stained and painted glass |
| Brief description | Panel of clear and coloured glass with painted and stained decoration illustrating 'How the Lot fell to the King's Daughter', as part of the Legend of St. George. Designed by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Made by William Morris. English, about 1860 |
| Physical description | Inscribed at the bottom in white on a dark ground: "HOW THE DAMSELS OF THE COURT CAST LOTS WHO SHOULD BE THE DRAGON'S MEAT AND HOW THE LOT FELL TO THE KING'S DAUGHTER". The king's daughter is shown seated on a bench and holding up a scroll with a skull drawn on it. She is wearing a white robe diapered with large yellow discs. Eight other figures seated in front of her. At the top is a wide band formed of quarries each with a four-pointed foliate star separated by diagonal bands of yellow. |
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| Gallery label | British Galleries:
STAINED GLASS PANELS: The legend of St. George and the Dragon Churches provided Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. with their first successful commissions as decorators. The firm's stained glass windows were particularly popular and they soon began producing secular designs for use in the home. This series of six windows shows the legend of St George. Rossetti designed many stained-glass panels for the firm. His compositions were always vigorous and dramatic.(27/03/2003) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by J. R. Holliday |
| Object history | Designed by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (born in London, 1828, died in Birchington-on-Sea, Kent, 1882); made by Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co., London. Bequeathed by J.R. Holliday (through G.C. Cockerell, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge). |
| Summary | Object Type The firm of Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. was founded in 1861 and dedicated much energy to making stained glass for secular use. This panel, the second of six relating the legend of St George and the Dragon, depicts 'How the damsels of the court cast lots who should be the Dragon's meat and how the lot fell to the King's daughter'. The series was believed to have been made to decorate windows at Harden Hall in Bingley, West Yorkshire. Morris & Co. soon built up an extensive repertoire of designs which could be reproduced or adapted for new commissions. At least one other version of the series is know to survive in a house in Cragside, Northumberland. People These panels were designed by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882). Like William Morris, Rossetti had a romantic enthusiasm for the legendary past, a passion he expressed vividly in narrative cycles such as this. Rosetti produced considerably fewer cartoons for stained-glass windows than others in the group, and his interest in the medium died out after a few years. Materials & Making Morris & Co. lacked the technical expertise to make the glass for their designs, but bought it from the London glassmakers James Powell & Sons. A wide range of high quality 'pot metal' (coloured glass) is used in this panel. The olive greens and rich, dark reds, juxtaposed with dazzling areas of gold and white, are characteristic of the innovative palette used throughout the series. |
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| Accession number | C.315-1927 |
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| Record created | July 20, 1998 |
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