Author
Unknown
Publication Place
Egypt (made) -
Subject
Palm Tree Vase Flowers Rosettes
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Height: 112cm, Width: 50.5cm, Depth: 3cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
C.157-1932
Record ID
C.157-1932
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 pattern of a stylised date palm flanked by two vases of flowers. 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
Carved stucco and coloured glass Stucco Glass Carving Inlay
Fiziksel açıklama
This Islamic stained glass window has a wooden frame. Perforations are carved into a slab of stucco and backed with coloured glass to create the pattern. The design on this example represents a tall central palm tree, flanked by a vase of flowers on each side. The tree is topped by and arch. In the bottom section there are two rosettes.
Üretim
Ottoman period
