Stained GlassAmerican19th century

When the Morning Stars Sang Together and All the Sons of God Shouted for Joy

c. 1884-1885

Artists

John La FargeArtist

Classification

Stained Glass

Medium

Pot metal, opalescent, and uncolored glass with vitreous paint

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of American Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

87.6 x 61.9 cm (34 1/2 x 24 3/8 in.) framed: 98.4 x 70.5 x 6.7 cm (38 3/4 x 27 3/4 x 2 5/8 in.)

Provenance

Commissioned by Judge William G. Peckham, Trenton, NJ, 1885; his estate sale, Trenton, NJ, 1924; purchased at that sale by Scott and Fowles, New York; their sale to Grenville Lindall Winthrop, New York, 1925.

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