Armorial panel
Unknown Artist
1692
Medium
Stained glass
Dimensions
Overall: 15 11/16 × 12 7/8 in. (39.9 × 32.7 cm)
Classification
Glass-Stained
Culture
Swiss, Canton of Lucerne
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931
Accession Number
32.100.340
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite stained glass armorial panel crafted in 1692 by an unknown artist from Switzerland's Canton of Lucerne captures the heraldic pride of late 17th-century Europe Measuring just 15 11/16 × 12 7/8 inches, it likely displays a family coat of arms, possibly featuring male and female figures symbolizing lineage, alliances, noble status. Such panels were prized decorative elements in homes, churches, and civic buildings, where vibrant colors and symbolic motifs conveyed identity and prestige through filtered sunlight. Stained glass technique, perfected over centuries, involved infusing ...