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IG_441: Record Drawing of Stained Glass
(GBR_London_VAM_IG_441)

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Title

Stucco and glass window, front and back view

Type of Object
Dimensions
19.2 x 26.6 cm
Artist / Producer
Dating
c. 1845
Location
Inventory Number
E.3710-1938
Research Project
Author and Date of Entry
Sarah Tabbal 2024; Sarah Keller 2025

Iconography

Description

This pencil and watercolour drawing depicts the front and back view of a rectangular stucco and glass window. The front view shows the motif of a stylized vase of flowers in a medallion, surrounded by tendrils with blossoms and framed by an arch; it is embedded in a wooden frame. The back view shows the roughly cut pieces of glass fixed with plaster to the back of the stucco grille. The green glasses corresponding to the stems of the flowers are indicated with green watercolour.

Iconclass Code
25G4(PEONY) · plants and herbs: peony
25G41(CARNATION) · flowers: carnation
25G41(HYACINTH) · flowers: hyacinth
25G41(ROSE) · flowers: rose
41A6711 · flowers in a vase
Iconclass Keywords
Inscription

At the Back the Plaster / flush with the frame
Beyt Hassan Pasha (under the right window)

Signature

J. W. Wild

Materials, Technique and State of Preservation

Technique

Pencil and watercolour on paper.

History

Research

Wild recorded the windows of the Beyt Hassan Pasha in several drawings (IG_440, IG_442, IG_448).
The motif of a stylized flower in a vase in a medallion similar to the one in this drawing by Wild can also be found in a window that is part of the collections of the Musée du Louvre (IG_4). Wild seems to have appreciated this motif, as he based the design for one of the windows produced in 1865–66 for the Oriental Courts of the South Kensington Museum in London (Victoria and Albert Museum, MES. LOST. 21) on this Cairene drawing (Giese, 2021, pp. 97–98; see IG_425, IG_435).

Dating
c. 1845
Period
1844 – 1847
Related Locations
Place of Manufacture

Provenance

Owner
Victoria and Albert Museum, Inventory Number: E.3710-1938
Previous Owner

Elizabeth H.M. Wild

Bibliography and Sources

Literature

Giese, F. (2021). Eastern Light: Western Fascination for Islamic Colored Glass Windows. In: Manazir Journal, 3, 93–109. https://doi.org/10.36950/manazir.2021.3.7

Image Information

Name of Image
GBR_London_VAM_IG_441
Credits
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Link to the original photo

Citation suggestion

Tabbal, S., & Keller, S. (updated) (2025). Stucco and glass window, front and back view. In Vitrosearch. Retrieved December 5, 2025 from https://vitrosearch.ch/objects/2713285.

Record Information

Reference Number
IG_441