Stained Glass Design

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Artist/Maker	Spear, Francis H. (designer)
Place of origin	Great Britain (made)

Two designs for stained glass windows for Borough Polytechnic both showing stylised scenes depicting trees in a mountain landscape. On the back there is a slight pencil sketch of a tree and various notes.

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Categories	Drawings Designs Stained Glass Landscapes
Object type	Stained glass design
Materials and techniques	Pencil, pen and ink and ink wash on paper Paper Pencil Ink Wash Drawing
Brief description	Drawings by Francis H. Spear, two designs for stained glass windows for Borough Polytechnic, pencil, pen and ink and wash on paper, Great Britain, 1938
Physical description	Two designs for stained glass windows for Borough Polytechnic both showing stylised scenes depicting trees in a mountain landscape. On the back there is a slight pencil sketch of a tree and various notes.
Dimensions	Size of sheet height: 40.5cm Size of sheet width: 25.5cm Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1990
Marks and inscriptions	'Design for Rest Room the Borough Polytechnic Scale 2 inches = 1 foot Francis H. Spear January 1938 L.C.C. Central School of Arts and Crafts.' (Inscribed in pencil on the back) 'From Francis H. Spear, L.C.C. Central School of Arts and Crafts Southampton Road London WC.' (Inscribed in pencil on the back)
Subjects depicted	Trees Mountains Plants
Association	London
Bibliographic reference	Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1990
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.2009-1990

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Record created	February 23, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O190955/stained-glass-design-spear-francis-h/

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