Skip to main content
Stained glass window border panels with fleur-de-lis design
Stained glass window border panels with fleur-de-lis design
Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion

Stained glass window border panels with fleur-de-lis design

Culture Group
Datec. 1250
MediumStained glass and lead
Dimensions43 3/8 x 4 1/8 inches (110.2 x 10.5 cm)
Classifications(not assigned)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Ella Brummer in memory of her husband, Ernest Brummer.
Object number1978.20.8
Collections
  • MEDIEVAL
Label TextThese panels served as borders for stained glass windows. They have been attributed to the collegiate church of St. Urbain in Troyes based on stylistic comparisons to other surviving fragments from the church. If from St. Urbain, these colorful panels, which incorporate rich pieces of ruby, amber, and blue glass, might have bordered a grisaille, or monochrome, window in the apse. Notably, the borders are painted with a fleur-de-lis motif, the symbol of the French monarchy, which may indicate that they were created in the 1270s when construction on St. Urbain was supported by Charles of Anjou, the King of Naples and the younger brother of Louis IX, King of France.