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Floral medallion, stained glass

Sarah Wyman Whitman (American, 1842–1904)
1890s

Medium/Technique Stained glass, lead came
Dimensions Overall: 45.1 x 45.1 x 1.9 cm (17 3/4 x 17 3/4 x 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Miss Mary C. Wheelwright
Accession NumberRES.29.32
OUT ON LOAN
On display at Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, September 21, 2024 – January 5, 2025
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsGlass

DescriptionThe circular stained glass roundel contains a central design of a vase with dark green leaves, surrounded by pink, red, yellow, white, and bluish-purple flowers. An outer border comprised of turquoise blue bands surrounds an inner border composed of four white bands with scrolled ends and a small yellowish circle in between each pair of bands.
ProvenanceBy 1929, owned by Miss Mary C. Wheelwright (b. 1878 - d. 1956), Boston, MA; 1929, gift of Miss Mary C. Wheelwright to the MFA.