Samson and the Lion with the arms of Gottfried Meÿstens of Hamburg
Samson and the Lion with the arms of Gottfried Meÿstens of Hamburg

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Samson and the Lion with the arms of Gottfried Meÿstens of Hamburg,

1656

German
y1962-102

Information

Title
Samson and the Lion with the arms of Gottfried Meÿstens of Hamburg
Dates

1656

Medium
Pot metal and white glass, with silver stain and enamel, and abraded red
Dimensions
35.5 x 26.8 cm (14 x 10 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Stanley Mortimer, Class of 1919
Object Number
y1962-102
Place Made

Europe, Hamburg

Inscription
Ju[. . . ] XIV Godfrit Meӱssens/ von Hambürg ·Ano/ 1656 (Judges 14:6 Gottfried Meyssens of Hamburg. the year 1656)
Culture
German
Type
stained glass, windows
Materials
opaque white glass, enamel, silver stain, pot-metal glass
Subject
coat of arms elements, religious art, lions, fortified towns, red, brown, yellow, yellowish white, green (color), mountains, blue, bible stories, figures (representations)

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