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The Sower

Panel
1930 - 1939 (made)
Artist/Maker
Joseph Bell and Son (maker)
Woore, Edward (designer)
Place of origin
Bristol (made)

The central pictorial panel is placed between two groups of eight plain panes and set within a wooden frame. There are three horizontal iron bars. The central panel depicts a man scattering seed from a basket while behind another man drives an ox pulling a plough. The main figure of the sower has a red cloak. The panel is predominantly formed of clear glass with enamel paint and silver stain although there are also areas of red and blue pot metal glass.


Object details

Category
Stained Glass
Object type
Panel
TitleThe Sower (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Stained and painted glass
Stained Glass
Iron
Wood
Painted
Brief description
Stained glass panel, 'The Sower', designed by Edward Woore, England, 1930s
Code 4
Large
Physical description
The central pictorial panel is placed between two groups of eight plain panes and set within a wooden frame. There are three horizontal iron bars. The central panel depicts a man scattering seed from a basket while behind another man drives an ox pulling a plough. The main figure of the sower has a red cloak. The panel is predominantly formed of clear glass with enamel paint and silver stain although there are also areas of red and blue pot metal glass.
Dimensions
  • In wood frame height: 166.0cm (measured by hand)
  • In wood frame width: 55.5cm (measured by hand)
  • In wood frame depth: 4.5cm (measured by hand)
Pictorial panel is 90cm x 50cm.
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
'Behold a Sower went / Forth to sow' (Decoration; On the surface of the glass.; painted; 1930 - 1939)
Credit line
Given by Geoffrey Robinson
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.1-1998

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Record createdSeptember 9, 1998
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O8983/the-sower-panel-woore-edward/
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