Author
Unknown
Publication Place
Egypt (made) -
Subject
Iris Rose Carnation Tulip
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Height: 92.5cm, Width: 61cm, Depth: 6cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
ME.2-2005
Record ID
ME.2-2005
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Glazed windows of this type, both plain and decorative, are found in traditional buildings in Turkey and the Arab lands. They are usually set at a high level, over unglazed windows that are sometimes covered by shutters and screens. Such windows were used in the Middle East for centuries to adorn a variety of buildings, including palaces, mosques, houses, and tombs. This window consists of small pieces of glass of different colours arranged within a plaster framework to form a depiction of carnations springing from a vase. It was probably made in nineteenth-century Cairo. During this period the increasing influence of European fashions led to a decline in the production of such windows.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Stucco and glass Stucco Stained Glass Carving
Fiziksel açıklama
This Islamic stained glass window is made from a rectangular slab of carved stucco, inside a wooden frame. A carved design perforates the stucco and these holes are backed with both clear and coloured glass. The design shows a vase holding a tall floral arrangement including carnations and irises. There is a spray of three rosebuds and a single tulip at each side of the vase. Small circular perforations backed with clear glass form the background to the design, which is outlined by a carved pointed arch within the rectangular frame.
Üretim
Ottoman period
