The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 20, 2025

Stained Glass Roundel with an Angel Holding a Scroll

c. 1425–1450
Location: Not on view

Description

The term pot-metal refers to glass that received its color in the melting pot when various metallic oxides were added. It was then possible to paint the surface of the glass in order to outline, decorate, and define details such as eyes and hair--as may be observed on this stained glass panel.
  • Gothic Art 1360-1440. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 6-September 15, 1963).
  • {{cite web|title=Stained Glass Roundel with an Angel Holding a Scroll|url=false|author=|year=c. 1425–1450|access-date=20 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1921.105