Roundel
1914 (made)
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The design is of a landscape, flanked with palm trees to right and left. A strip of water crosses the picture, and behind it are mountains. The border is of very pale yellow and blue fillets alternating with mauve bars. No enamel paint is used. The design is made by the leading. The glass shows great variety of rather soft tones of blue, green, yellow, brown and ruby, some of it being streaked.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stained glass |
| Brief description | Roundel of stained glass. Made in Roger Fry's Omega Workshops. English, 1914. |
| Physical description | The design is of a landscape, flanked with palm trees to right and left. A strip of water crosses the picture, and behind it are mountains. The border is of very pale yellow and blue fillets alternating with mauve bars. No enamel paint is used. The design is made by the leading. The glass shows great variety of rather soft tones of blue, green, yellow, brown and ruby, some of it being streaked. |
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| Gallery label | 'Glass roundel
Designed by Roger Fry (British, 1866-1944)
Made by Lowndes and Drury, (Fulham, London), 1914
Stained and painted glass in a lead framework
Given by Donald Hamilton
C.80-1950
The short-lived Omega Workshops produced textiles, furniture and ceramics by avant-garde artists. This is the only stained glass by Omega that is known to survive. It is one of to commissioned by General Sir Ian and Lady Hamilton for their house at 1, Hyde Park Gardens. Roger Fry is thought to have based the design on a landscape painting of 1876, 'Les Moissonneurs' by Cézanne.' |
| Credit line | Given by Donald Hamilton |
| Object history | Note in Register: The window was made for General Sir Ian Hamilton's house at 1 Hyde Park Gardens, London, W2, whence it was removed to the Museum. Note in Register: Made by Lowndes & Drury in 1914 to a design probably by Roger Fry after Cezanne's 'Les Moissoneurs' of 1876. |
| Historical context | Note in Register: in the 1974 Arts Council Exhibition, this roundel was attributed to John (Jock) Turnbull. Note in Register: (5 May 1982) July Collins (writing a book on the Omega Workshop) says the glass was made for 1 Hyde Park Gardens (and not 2 Hyde Park Place as orginally recorded). |
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| Accession number | C.80-1950 |
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| Record created | July 27, 1998 |
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