Drawing, Architectural
Object number96.42.31
Made by
Rudy Brothers Company
(founded 1894)
Date1905
MediumWatercolor on baord
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Charles Rudy
DescriptionWatercolor on board. Architectural drawing for a stained glass window. Features a Greek key pattern border surrounding two classical woman figures, a fountain spraying water and an urn, and two doves between the women.Dimensions15 x 15 in. (38.1 x 38.1 cm)InscriptionsFront: "Window in Hall-Residence of / W.W. Vensel Esq Pittsburgh / Rudy Bros."
Historical NotesArchitectural drawing for a hall window in the home of W.W. Vensel, Esq. in Pittsburgh. Label TextPittsburgh stained glass studios worked for a wide range of clients in the early 1900s. While church commissions formed the core of their clients, homes, businesses, and schools also incorporated stained, leaded, and art glass. W. W. Vensel commissioned this window for his new home on Forbes Avenue in Squirrel Hill around 1905.
Related person
W W Vensel
Subjects
On View
On view
Rudy Brothers Company
Nat Youngblood