Siege of a Fortress with the Arms of Conrad Werdmüller and Anna Wieser
Siege of a Fortress with the Arms of Conrad Werdmüller and Anna Wieser

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Siege of a Fortress with the Arms of Conrad Werdmüller and Anna Wieser,

1645

Swiss
y1962-106

Information

Title
Siege of a Fortress with the Arms of Conrad Werdmüller and Anna Wieser
Dates

1645

Medium
Pot metal, white glass with enamels and silver stain, abraded ruby
Dimensions
diam. 31.5 cm (12 3/8 in.) mount: 48.3 x 38.3 cm (19 x 15 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Stanley Mortimer, Class of 1919
Object Number
y1962-106
Inscription
Conradt Werdmüller dess Raths und Maior der Lob-/lichen Statt Zurich Panner Gewëkner Landtshaubt-/man und fre – St: Gall Rath Zu Wyl frauw/ Anna Wisserin Sein Ehgemahel (Conrad Werdmüller, of the City Council and Mayor of the praiseworthy city of Zurich, Banner carrier of the citizen free association of St. Gall, of the City Council of Wil, and Anna Wieser his wife. 1645)
Culture
Swiss
Type
stained glass, architectural elements, roundels
Materials
ruby, opaque white glass, stained glass, enamel, silver stain
Subject
coat of arms elements, fortresses, landscapes (environments), horses, battles, stars, figures (representations)

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