Sir Launfal and the Leper
Panel
ca. 1910 (designed and made)
ca. 1910 (designed and made)
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Stained glass aquare panel, partly stained, lead. The design is of a central oval which depicts a knight on a horse with another figure crouched below to the side. Floral decoration surrounds this oval with text running around the entrity of the panel.
Object details
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Title | Sir Launfal and the Leper (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Glass, lead, enamel, painted |
Brief description | Stained glass panel, 'Sir Launfal and the Leper', part stained, lead, enamel, probably designed by George Parlby, painted by Thomas Cowell at James Powell & Sons, England, c.1910 |
Physical description | Stained glass aquare panel, partly stained, lead. The design is of a central oval which depicts a knight on a horse with another figure crouched below to the side. Floral decoration surrounds this oval with text running around the entrity of the panel. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'As Sir Launfal made morn through the darksome gate, He was ware of a leper, crouched by the same, who begg'd with his hand and moaned as he sat, so he tossed him a piece of gold in scorn.' (Inscription running around the panel.) |
Credit line | Given by John Wilson |
Object history | Together with C.16 & 17-1994, this window was sited at the rear of the double drawing room of Cowell's house in Surbiton. |
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Accession number | C.15-1994 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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