Window, Leaded
Object number2018.160.1
Attributed to
Rudy Brothers Company
(founded 1894)
Date1900-1920
Possible OriginPittsburgh, PA
MediumGlass; Lead; Wood; Metal
Credit LineGift of Marian and Bruce Block
DescriptionOpalescent pictorial leaded stained glass window of standing female. Rectangular window is framed in dark brown wood. Female figure's form is portrayed straight-on with head in three-quarter view facing slightly proper right. She wears a purple dress with yellow trim, and her lower body is draped in a blue cloth. She stands atop a pedestal and holds a green vine in her hands that winds up behind her proper right arm to the arched area above her. She is portrayed inside an arch with two columns on each side of her. The window has a border on the left, right, and bottom that includes nine different shields (four on left, four on right, and one at bottom center).DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (Framed): 79 × 39 × 1.875 in. (200.7 × 99.1 × 4.8 cm)Height x Width (Window only): 69.5 × 33.25 in. (176.5 × 84.5 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (Crated): 82.5 × 42.438 × 3 in. (209.6 × 107.8 × 7.6 cm)
Historical NotesA pictorial opalescent stained glass window removed from a private home in Armstrong County. The window, likely made by Rudy Brothers Studio of Pittsburgh between 1900-1920, is an excellent example of the incredible color, layering technique, and painting executed by these artists. Possibly taken from a Pittsburgh home of Herman Kamin, the window represents the high quality of work done by the Rudy Brothers and demonstrates a masterful use of colored glass and painting.
Previous owner
Dr. Marian Block
Previous owner
Bruce Block
Related person
Herman Kamin
Subjects
On View
Not on view1890-1910
Jane Haskell
Albert Francis King
1985