Panel
1619 (made)
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Rectangular glass panel, wheel-engraved with a bear amonst trees, the date 1619, the letters C and H and the numbers 3 and 8 intertwined. The lead came surround is a later addition.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Glass, engraved, with a lead came surround |
| Brief description | Glass panel, wheel-engraved by Caspar Lehmann, Bohemia (Prague), dated 1619 |
| Physical description | Rectangular glass panel, wheel-engraved with a bear amonst trees, the date 1619, the letters C and H and the numbers 3 and 8 intertwined. The lead came surround is a later addition. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 3 and 8 superimposed (owner's mark; center; engraved)
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| Gallery label | The significance of the imagery is obscure. Above the date 1619, is the electoral hat of Saxony. The superimposed 3 and 8 refer to the 3rd and 8th letters of the alphabet, the C and H for Cristian II of Saxony (died in 1611) and his wife Hedwig. |
| Credit line | Given by His Royal Highness the Prince Consort. |
| Production | dated 1619 |
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| Other number | 8749 - Glass gallery number |
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| Accession number | 6938-1860 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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