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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:German (?)
Title:Armorial Panel (circular)
Date Made:16th - 17th century
Type:Stained Glass
Materials:glass
Measurements:panel: 9 in.; 22.86 cm
Accession Number:  AC 2018.228
Credit Line:Gift of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2018
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
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Description:
The stained glass roundel features a coat of arms. A smaller roundel is centrally situated within the larger, divided into four quadrants with another smaller roundel inside. In this central pane is a silver shield with a white floral pattern. Inside the shield is a truncated branch with three red heart-shaped fruit or leaves. The shield is set against a red background inside the roundel, with a circular darker red design around the shield. This inner roundel is framed in yellow, and surrounded by a circular green laurel. Around this is a circle of translucent glass. In the widest circle, ornamental golden geometric patterns transform into leaves on a translucent background. (Tomasz Andrzej Grzybowski)

Tags:
shape; geometry; symmetry; fruit; trees; symbolism; circles; leaves; branches

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