Corpus Vitrearum Medii Aevi

Medieval Stained Glass in Great Britain

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Full Record: CVMA inv. no. 009986

Location

Place
Oxford
Site/Monument
Merton College, Chapel
County (in 1974)
Oxfordshire
NGR
SP 518 061
Building Type (current)
University college
Building Type (to 1530)
University college

Window

Panel Description
Main-light panel

History and Form

Part
Main-light panel
Century (from)
Late 13th c
Century (to)
Late 13th c

Drawings, Diagrams and Other Media

Medium
Drawing or watercolour
Creator
Hudson, O
Inscription
'Merton Col(lege) Cha(pe)l 1846/ Pencil work of lower light' then 'The design of pencil work [?]repeats/ in width of light running from top/ to bottom and terminating at top/ with a large leaf - East window has the same pencil/ work in each of its lights - There are three sorts of pencilwork/ in Merton Col(lege) Chapel in ten windows/ and four sorts of stone tracery - The canopies of glass form a / line running round the Chapel' then 'Merton College Chapel 1846/ This is to shew the/ number of repetitions/ of the pattern : and/ by referring to tracings/ the size of lower lights/ can be ascertained' then 'Merton College Chapel/ April 4th 1846' then 'No 3/ Maple' then 'No 1/ Ivy' then 'Mullions 6" through' then 'Merton College Chapel/ April 1846' then 'No 2/ Oak' then 'No 4/ Ivy' then 'Mullions 6" through'
Date
1846
Copyright
Victoria & Albert Museum
Location
London, V&A, Prints, Drawings and Paintings Collection
Reference
4163.3
Medium Published Source
None None ,

Image

CVMA inv. no.
009986
Copyright
Victoria & Albert Museum
Format
Black and white print
Image Location
Victoria & Albert Museum
Negative Location
Victoria & Albert Museum

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