Glass Fragment
Unknown Artist
19th century
Medium
Pot-metal glass, vitreous paint
Dimensions
Overall: 3 1/2 x 2 3/16 in. (8.9 x 5.5 cm)
Classification
Glass-Stained
Culture
Western European
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Ella Brummer, in memory of her husband, Ernest Brummer, 1977
Accession Number
1977.346.9
Art Historical Context
This delicate *Glass Fragment*, a small yet captivating piece from 19th-century Western Europe exemplifies the enduring allure of stained glass artistry. Measuring just 3 1/2 x 2 3/16 inches (8.9 x 5.5 cm), it survives as a testament to skilled craftsmanship, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum Art's Medieval Art department Donated in 1977 by Ella Brummer in memory of her, Ernest Brummer, reflects the era's fascination medieval techniques during the Gothic Revival, when artists revived ancient methods to evoke spiritual and architectural grandeur. Crafted from pot-metal glass—colored throug...