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'Woodcutter' stained glass panel

Philip Webb, Ford Madox Brown1863-1864

William Morris Gallery

William Morris Gallery
Walthamstow, London, United Kingdom

This stained glass panel depicts a man cutting wood in the branches of a tree. An owl can be seen looking up at him from the bottom right and the top right of the image features a ram, possibly a reference to the zodiac symbol Aries. The window was designed by Ford Madox Brown and Philip Webb for Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co., the precursor to Morris & Co.

The window may have been part of a glazing scheme for Silsden House, Keighley, Yorkshire from 1863 to 1864. Brown’s account book in 1864 includes an entry about a design for 'cutting trees down'. The original design for the window is at Cecil Higgins Art Gallery, Bedford.

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  • Title: 'Woodcutter' stained glass panel
  • Creator: Philip Webb, Ford Madox Brown, Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co.
  • Date Created: 1863-1864
  • Type: stained glass
  • Rights: © William Morris Gallery, London Borough of Waltham Forest
  • Object Number: C232
  • Medium: stained, painted and leaded glass
  • Credit line: Presented by Neil Phillips, John Hardman Studios, 2000
William Morris Gallery

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