- Object name(s):
- Record drawing
- Brief description:
- Drawing of a stained glass panel depicting King Athelstan laying his sword on an altar. There are also sketches of details from the panel, with more on the back of the sheet.
- Collection:
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Associated concept:
- Drawings
- Associated concept:
- Stained Glass
- Associated concept:
- Christianity
- Associated concept:
- Designs
- Associated place:
- York Minster
- Content - concept:
- stained glass
- Content - concept:
- swords
- Content - concept:
- altars
- Current reproduction location:
- https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2016JA1485/full/!100,100/0/default.jpg
- Location type:
- Thumbnail
- Dimension:
- Height
- Dimension measurement unit:
- in
- Dimension value:
- 8.5
- Dimension:
- Width
- Dimension measurement unit:
- in
- Dimension value:
- 10.4375
- Inscription content:
- JWK
- Inscription interpretation:
- signed in pencil
- Material:
- paper (fiber product)
- Material:
- water-colour
- Object history note:
- The stained glass from which this copy was made is in the western light of the second window from the west, known as the Parker window, in the north aisle of the choir of York Minster. The window was given by Thomas Parker, Canon of York 1410-1423.
- Object name:
- Record drawing
- Object number:
- E.1161-1929
- Object production date:
- ca. 1890-1929
- Date - association:
- made
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1885-01-01
- Date - latest:
- 1929-12-31
- Object production person:
- Knowles, J. W.
- Person's association:
- artist
- Object production place:
- Great Britain
- Place association:
- made
- Physical description:
- Drawing of a stained glass panel depicting King Athelstan laying his sword on an altar. There are also sketches of details from the panel, with more on the back of the sheet.
- Reproduction number:
- 2016JA1485
- Reproduction number:
- 2016JA1672
- Responsible department/section:
- PDP
- Technique:
- drawing
- Technique:
- pencil and watercolour drawing
- Text reason:
- Collections online record
- User's reference:
- Reference:
- Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1929, London: Board of Education, 1930.
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/92f4cac5-9336-3e37-8d3c-269ab89b8bf6
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/92f4cac5-9336-3e37-8d3c-269ab89b8bf6, Victoria and Albert Museum, CC BY-NC
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