The Good Shepherd
Stained Glass Design
1857 (made)
1857 (made)
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The term 'cartoon', as used here, means a full-sized drawing for execution in another medium, in this case stained glass. It was Burne-Jones's first design in the medium. It represents Christ as the Good Shepherd, bringing home lost sheep. It has some corrections pasted on and is numbered throughout with references for the colour of the glass. It was commissioned by James Powell and Sons of Whitefriars, the leading manufacturers of glass at the time, and became one of their standard designs. One version was used in the east window of the Congregational Church, King Street, Maidstone (1860-3), and another in St Patrick's Church, Trim, County Meath, Ireland (1869).
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Title | The Good Shepherd (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Watercolour and ink |
Brief description | Design for stained glass for the Congregational Church, Maidstone, by Edward Burne-Jones, British, 1857. |
Physical description | The Good shephard. Watercolour and indian ink with corrections pasted on. Numbered throughout with colour references. |
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Production type | Design |
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Object history | Purchased, 1970 James Powell and Sons, The Whitefriars Glass Co. |
Historical context | This, Burne-Jones's first cartoon for stained glass, became one of the standard designs of James Powell and Sons, The Whitefriars Glass Co. One version was used in the east window of the Congregational Church, King Street, Maidstone, 1860-62. |
Production | This was Burne-Jones's first cartoon for stained glass and became one of the standard designs of James Powell and Sons, the Whitefriars Glass Co. |
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Summary | The term 'cartoon', as used here, means a full-sized drawing for execution in another medium, in this case stained glass. It was Burne-Jones's first design in the medium. It represents Christ as the Good Shepherd, bringing home lost sheep. It has some corrections pasted on and is numbered throughout with references for the colour of the glass. It was commissioned by James Powell and Sons of Whitefriars, the leading manufacturers of glass at the time, and became one of their standard designs. One version was used in the east window of the Congregational Church, King Street, Maidstone (1860-3), and another in St Patrick's Church, Trim, County Meath, Ireland (1869). |
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Accession number | E.1317-1970 |
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Record created | January 8, 2004 |
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