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IG_443: Record Drawing of Stained Glass
(GBR_London_VAM_IG_443)

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Title

Stucco and glass windows in Cairo

Type of Object
Dimensions
18 x 26.5 cm
Artist / Producer
Dating
c. 1845
Location
Inventory Number
E.3712-1938
Research Project
Author and Date of Entry
Sarah Tabbal 2024

Iconography

Description

This pencil and watercolour drawing by the British architect James William Wild (1814–1892) shows seven rectangular stucco and glass windows in two rows; only four of the windows were executed in colour.
In the lower row, a window with a stylized vase of flowers can be seen in the centre. It is flanked on each side by a window with latticed ornament with blue flowers. Only the window on the left-hand side has been coloured – on the right-hand side the basic shapes are indicated in a fine pencil outline.
A window with the motif of a vase of flowers can also be seen in the centre of the upper row. This is flanked on each side by a window with the motif of a cypress tree entwined by a yellow tendril with blossoms; that on the right is only outlined in pencil. To the right of the latter, another window is indicated in very fine pencil strokes. It could represent the basic shape of a vase of flowers; if so, in this upper row with a total of four windows, the motifs of a cypress tree and a vase of flowers would alternate. Overall, yellow, blue, pink, and green pieces of glass predominate in all the windows.

Iconclass Code
25G3(CYPRESS) · trees: cypress
41A6711 · flowers in a vase
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Materials, Technique and State of Preservation

Technique

Pencil and watercolour on paper.

History

Research

Several drawings made by Wild in the 1840s bear witness to his intensive study of stucco and glass windows in Cairo. They are held today in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

Dating
c. 1845
Period
1844 – 1847
Place of Manufacture

Provenance

Owner
Victoria and Albert Museum, Inventory Number: E.3712-1938
Previous Owner

Elizabeth H.M. Wild

Image Information

Name of Image
GBR_London_VAM_IG_443
Credits
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Link to the original photo

Citation suggestion

Tabbal, S. (2024). Stucco and glass windows in Cairo. In Vitrosearch. Retrieved December 5, 2025 from https://vitrosearch.ch/objects/2713287.

Record Information

Reference Number
IG_443