Fawsley Hall Collection
- Comments
-
Glasgow Museums has a collection of 39 heraldic stained glass panels dating from the 16th century. In 1950, after over ten years of negotiations, Sir William Burrell acquired the series of 39 heraldic stained glass panels from Fawsley Hall, Northamptonshire, through the dealer Roy Grosvenor Thomas. Commissioned by successive generations of the Knightley family, the series once consisted of over 60 panels. They were originally hung in the Great Hall of Fawsley, the Knightley family seat. The surviving panels represent one of the most comprehensive and best-preserved series of 16th century English heraldic glass in existence. The Fawsley Hall stained glass displays the lineage and alliances of the Knightley family. It was common practice for 16th century gentry and nobility to use the public areas of their homes to demonstrate their wealth, status, and connections through heraldry. These panels are of high quality, and required the most skilled glaziers to create such intricate, detailed designs. In the early 1990s, replicas of the glass in the Burrell Collection were installed at Fawsley Hall. Text submitted by Elizabeth Dent (The University of York, 2011)
- Broader term
- Staff Contact