Author
Unknown
Publication Place
Egypt (made) -
Subject
Roses (Flowers)
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Height: 79cm, Width: 54.8cm, Depth: 3.5cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
ME.1-2005
Record ID
ME.1-2005
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 in a pattern of curlicues and flowers within a plaster framework. 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 slab of stucco in a wooden frame. Perforations are carved into the stucco and backed with coloured glass. This window has a pattern based around four yellow ogives, each with a central red rose bud on a green stem. Small circular perforations backed with blue glass form a background to the design. There is a scale pattern at either side at the top, and a green border separating this from the central design.
Üretim
Ottoman period
