Panel
ca. 1890 (made)
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| Place of origin |
An angel stands in the centre, with green wings and outstretched arms. Around him is an inscribed scroll. The angel wears a white robe with yellow flowers. There is a dark blue border above and blue fringes below. There are columns on either side, painted in polychrome, with acanthus leaf capitals and with swags of fruit. In the background is a landscape with buildings including a castle, probably showing Arundel.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | clear and coloured glass with painted and stained decoration |
| Brief description | Panel of clear and coloured glass painted in black/brown pigment and silver stain with an image of an angel surrounded by scrolls containing text. Designed and made by Charles Kempe. English, about 1890. |
| Physical description | An angel stands in the centre, with green wings and outstretched arms. Around him is an inscribed scroll. The angel wears a white robe with yellow flowers. There is a dark blue border above and blue fringes below. There are columns on either side, painted in polychrome, with acanthus leaf capitals and with swags of fruit. In the background is a landscape with buildings including a castle, probably showing Arundel. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'pax huic domini pax intrantibus pax exeuentibus in hac habitanti sit pax' (Decoration; Latin; On the surface of the glass.; painted; Kempe; ca. 1890)
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| Object history | Note in Register: Made for Kempe's house, Old Place, in Lindfield, Sussex. |
| Production | Reason For Production: Private |
| Bibliographic reference | Margaret Stavridi, Master of Glass, Charles Eamer Kempe 1837-1907, John Taylor Book Ventures for The Kempe Society, 1988 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.64-1978 |
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| Record created | April 16, 1998 |
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