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Glass roundel from Newcastle upon Tyne
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The drawing shows a roundel of window glass painted in grisaille with the device of a bird standing on a barrel (tun) which is inscribed with the letters 'blax'. In the background is a rural scene with a fortified house by a river, approached by a man with a frame on his back. The glass pane was originally in the Radclyffe's town house in Newcastle, later part of a Roman Catholic chapel.
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Title: Glass roundel from Newcastle upon Tyne
Description:
The drawing shows a roundel of window glass painted in grisaille with the device of a bird standing on a barrel (tun) which is inscribed with the letters 'blax'.
In the background is a rural scene with a fortified house by a river, approached by a man with a frame on his back.
The glass pane was originally in the Radclyffe's town house in Newcastle, later part of a Roman Catholic chapel.
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