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Pane of engraved glass, 1830
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Pane of engraved glass, 1830
Opaque glass
Height: 210mm
Width: 196mm
Width: 196mm
Museum number: X257
Not on display
Curatorial note
This piece of opaque decorated glass is still in its original wrapping inscribed 1830 / Specimen of Embossed Glass / John Soane Esq / with care.
This pane, presumably supplied as a sample, does not appear in the inventories of Soane's collection drawn up in 1837 because it was in the first of three 'sealed repositories' created by Soane with instructions that they should not be opened until later in the 19th century. The first repository (drawers in the Dressing Room and Closet K on the ground floor) was opened on the anniversary of Mrs Soane's death, 22 November, in 1866. Curator Joseph Bonomi reported the contents to the Trustees, describing this item as 'a specimen of embossed glass'. It is not known why it was included.
This pane, presumably supplied as a sample, does not appear in the inventories of Soane's collection drawn up in 1837 because it was in the first of three 'sealed repositories' created by Soane with instructions that they should not be opened until later in the 19th century. The first repository (drawers in the Dressing Room and Closet K on the ground floor) was opened on the anniversary of Mrs Soane's death, 22 November, in 1866. Curator Joseph Bonomi reported the contents to the Trustees, describing this item as 'a specimen of embossed glass'. It is not known why it was included.
Literature
Catalogue of the Stained Glass in Sir John Soane's Museum, Special Issue of the Journal of Stained Glass 2004, p.287
Sue Palmer 'The Mystery of the Sealed Repositories' in Death and Memory: Sir John Soane and the Architecture of Legacy, Sir John Soane's Museum exhibition catalogue, 2015, p.41
Sue Palmer 'The Mystery of the Sealed Repositories' in Death and Memory: Sir John Soane and the Architecture of Legacy, Sir John Soane's Museum exhibition catalogue, 2015, p.41
Associated items
X250, Soane sealed repository contents
X255, Soane sealed repository contents
X268, Soane sealed repository contents
X271, Soane sealed repository contents
X302, Soane sealed repository contents
X255, Soane sealed repository contents
X268, Soane sealed repository contents
X271, Soane sealed repository contents
X302, Soane sealed repository contents
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