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English glazing programs frequently included representations of the nine orders of angels, appropriately in the upper parts of windows. Included in the ranks of angels are the cherubim. In England, they usually wear feathered cloaks like the one shown here.
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Title: Figure of an Angel within a Composite Panel
Date: ca. 1450
Geography: Made in East Anglia ?, England
Culture: British
Medium: Pot-metal, white glass, vitreous paint, silver stain
Dimensions:
Overall: 35 3/8 x 10 1/8 x 1/4 in. (89.9 x 25.7 x 0.6 cm)
Overall (installation opening): 35 x 9 1/8 in. (88.9 x 23.2 cm)
Classification: Glass-Stained
Credit Line: Bequest of George D. Pratt, 1935
Accession Number: 41.170.84
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