Plaster and Polychrome Glass Window with Architectural and Vegetal Motifs
Date19th century
PeriodOttoman
MediumPlaster, colored glass
DimensionsOverall approximately: 40 x 15 in. (101.6 x 38.1cm)
ClassificationsGlass
Credit LineCourtesy of the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art
Object number46.3
DescriptionThis ornate stained glass window, called a qamariya in Arabic, was created in either Syria, Egypt or Turkey under Ottoman rule. Its design depicts a domed building in between two cypress trees. Two small minaret-like forms flank the dome and the base of the building, indicating that it may represent a mosque.Qamariya were created by artisans who shaped the crystal glass with diamond and affixed the colorful pieces into a frame of gypsum plaster. This type of window appeared in domestic homes of the late Ottoman dynasty where their many multicolored facets illuminated the colorful interiors.
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