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IG_365: Stucco and glass window
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Titre

Replica of a stucco and glass window with interlaced star ornamentation

Type d'objet
Dimensions
114 x 68 x 4.3 cm (with frame, approximate thickness of the window); 106.5 x 60.4 x 4 cm (without frame, approximate thickness of the window)
Artiste
Lieu de production
Datation
late 13th–early 14th centuries AH / second half of 19th century CE
Lieu
Numéro d'inventaire
OR 3619
Projet de recherche
Auteur·e et date de la notice
Francine Giese, Sophie Wolf 2025

Iconographie

Description

Rectangular stucco and glass window with geometric ornamentation composed of interlaced eight-pointed stars and held in a wooden frame. The stars are arranged symmetrically along the centre axis and form a pattern of interlocking stars. The rectangular field is framed by an interlaced ribbon ornament, which, unlike the main field, is not perforated and therefore not backed with coloured glass.

The window is held in a wooden frame composed of four slats fixed with nails at the corners.

Code Iconclass
48A981 · ornement ~ motifs géométriques
48A9815 · ornement ~ formes étoilées
48A9878 · entrelacs, tresse ~ ornement
Mot-clés Iconclass
Inscription

Paper label bottom right (writing upside down): Fenster 14

Matériaux, technique et état de conservation

Matériaux

Gypsum plaster; colourless glass (with greenish-greyish tint); coloured glass (two shades of green, three shades of blue, two shades of orange, yellow, two shades of red flashed glass, wood, metal

Technique

The stucco lattice of this window is probably a cast of the latticework of window IG_362. As with the original, coloured pieces of glass were placed on the back of the openings in the stucco lattice and embedded in a thin (2–3mm) layer of stucco. In contrast to IG_362, there are no signs that the pieces of glass were fixed onto the lattice with an adhesive before embedding. The stucco panel is c.40mm thick. It is held in a wooden frame that is 43mm thick.

The coloured glass is 2mm thick; it is slightly thicker than the colourless glass (1–2mm). Some of the pieces of glass show elongated bubbles, suggesting that the glass sheets from which the pieces were cut were mouth-blown. The pieces of glass were cut roughly according to the design of the latticework using a glass-cutter. Scratch marks along the edges of several pieces of glass bear witness to this process.

Etat de conservation et restaurations

The front of the window shows several cracks and losses in the latticework. On the back, there are some defects in the thin stucco layer and glass losses. The window shows no signs of previous restorations.

Historique de l'oeuvre

Recherche

This window has the same design as and dimensions almost identical to those of the stucco and glass window IG_362 held in the same collection. The colours and the layout of the pieces of glass are also very similar. We therefore assume that this window is a cast replica of IG_362. Several observations support this hypothesis: the traces of the tools used to cut the stucco lattice that we observed in window IG_362 are absent here. The surfaces of this window are smooth and show characteristics similar to those of other windows that were probably cast (see for instance IG_360, IG_361, IG_367, IG_368). In addition, the frame of the window does not have the diagonal reinforcements on the back that we observed on window IG_362 and on other windows of supposedly Tunisian origin. Due to the technical differences, we assume that the window was manufactured in Europe, possibly in Austria.

Due to the lack of documentation, the exact origin of the window and the date from which it first entered a museum collection are unknown. So far, we only know that it formed part of the collection of the Orientalisches Museum in Vienna, founded in 1874 (from 1886 the k.k. Österreichisches Handels-Museum). In 1897, Arthur von Scala (1845–1909), the director of the Handels-Museum, left the museum to become the new director of the k.k. Österreichisches Museum für Kunst und Industrie (Wieninger, 2012). On his initiative, this and a few other stucco and glass windows were transferred to the k.k. Österreichisches Museum für Kunst und Industrie (today the MAK – Museum für angewandte Kunst) in 1907.

Datation
late 13th–early 14th centuries AH / second half of 19th century CE
Période
1850 – 1874
Sites antérieures
Lieu de production

Provenance

Propriétaire
Dès 1907: Museum für angewandte Kunst MAK, Numéro d'inventaire: OR 3619, Vienne (Autriche)
Propriétaire précédent·e
De [année de réception inconnue] jusque 1886: Orientalisches Museum (Wien), Vienne (Autriche). date of acquisition unknown

Bibliographie et sources

Bibliographie

Azzam, K. (ed.) (2021). Arts & Crafts of the Islamic Lands. Principles, Materials, Practice. London.

Broug, E. (2013). Islamic Geometric Design. London.

Wieninger, J. (2012). Das Orientalische Museum in Wien: 1874–1906. Austriaca, 37, 143–158.

Informations sur l'image

Nom de l'image
AUT_Wien_MAK_IG_365_1
Crédits photographiques
© MAK/Christian Mendez
Date de la photographie
2024

Objets et images liés

Objets liés
Stucco and glass window with interlaced star ornamentation
Photographies complémentaires
Stucco and glass window, backside

Proposition de citation

Giese, F., & Wolf, S. (2025). Replica of a stucco and glass window with interlaced star ornamentation. Dans Vitrosearch. Consulté le 5 décembre 2025 de https://www.vitrosearch.ch/objects/2713209.

Informations sur l’enregistrement

Numéro de référence
IG_365