1984.208: Spring
Stained Glass
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1984.208
- People
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Unidentified Artist
- Title
- Spring
- Classification
- Stained Glass
- Work Type
- stained glass
- Date
- 18th century
- Culture
- British
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/227516
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- White glass with silver stain and vitreous paint
- Dimensions
- 26.5 x 14.5 x 1.3 cm (10 7/16 x 5 11/16 x 1/2 in.)
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- inscription: lower panel, paint: [T]he spring wth her fresh daffadill & hook / [Hat]h drest her crownd head by the cristell / brooke / [ Flo]wers decke the meades in a discolloured siute / [T]he branches only budd but beare noe / fruite
- inscription: along edge of leading, red paint: 45.46
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
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Philip Hofer, Gift to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1984.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Philip Hofer
- Accession Year
- 1984
- Object Number
- 1984.208
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- Three panels, the center one in three pieces. Depicts a shepherdess and sheep under a tree. Wire loops at u.l. and u.r. for hanging. Another piece of plain glass inserted behind.
Verification Level
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