1984.210.2: Betrothal Plaque
Stained Glass
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1984.210.2
- People
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Unidentified Artist
- Title
- Betrothal Plaque
- Classification
- Stained Glass
- Work Type
- stained glass
- Date
- 1737
- Culture
- German
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/227560
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- White glass with silver stain and vitreous paint
- Dimensions
- 15.7 x 11.5 x 0.8 cm (6 3/16 x 4 1/2 x 5/16 in.)
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- inscription: across bottom of panel, black paint: [J?] Magdalena [Rieden?] / Anno.17.37
- inscription: l.r. edge of frame, red paint: 46.46
- inscription: u.r. of glass, white paint: 1506
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
- 1984.210.2
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- One panel with repairs or made of three pieces? Loops for hanging are soldered to frame. Design of lady with cup and man with a flower, under a tree. Figures are outlined on the front of the glass but toned on the reverse.
Verification Level
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