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Stained glass window
"The Fish" (or "The Fish and Flowering Branch") window
Stained glass window
John La Farge (American, 1835–1910)
about 1890
Object Place: Probably New York, New York
Medium/Technique
Leaded stained and opalescent glass
Dimensions
Overall (no frame/glass only): (26 1/4 x 26 1/2 in.)
Framed (w/original wood frame): (30 1/4 x 30 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
flat frame molding is 1 5/8 in. wide all sides
Framed (w/original wood frame): (30 1/4 x 30 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
flat frame molding is 1 5/8 in. wide all sides
Credit Line
Edwin E. Jack Fund and funds donated anonymously
Accession Number69.1224
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsGlass
ProvenanceMade for the artist's son, Christopher Grant La Farge (b. 1862 - d. 1938), to give as a gift to Gordon Abbott (b. 1863 - d. 1937) of Boston and Manchester [see note 1]; by 1969, to Gordon Abbott's daughter, Katharine Abbott Batchelder (b. 1899 - d. 1977) and her husband, George L. Batchelder (b. 1897 - d. 1971), Beverly, MA; 1969, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Batchelder to "Art Treasures Auction", a benefit sale for the Restoration of the American Period Rooms [see note 2]; 1969, sold by the Benefit Fund for the Restoration of the American Period Rooms to the MFA. (Accession date: November 19, 1969)
Notes:
[1] Gordon Abbott house, "Glass Head", Tuck's Point Road, Manchester, Massachusetts.
[2] The "Art Treasures Auction" was held at Horticultura Hall in Boston on October 18, 1969.
Notes:
[1] Gordon Abbott house, "Glass Head", Tuck's Point Road, Manchester, Massachusetts.
[2] The "Art Treasures Auction" was held at Horticultura Hall in Boston on October 18, 1969.
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