France, Couey (?), chapel
13th century
Pot metal glass
A: 17.0 x 15.0 (6 11/16 x 5 7/8) (shield only); B: 16.0 x 13.6 (6 5/16 x 5 3/8) (shield only)
The surrounds are entirely modern
Provenance: Roy Grosvenor Thomas, London; George D. Pratt, Glen Cove, N.Y.
Bibliography: Meredith P. Lillich, “The Arms of Couey in Thirteenth-Century Stained Glass,” Metropolitan Museum Journal (1985 in press).
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Cloisters (New York, New York)
Object/Accession: 41.170.76 and 77 (Medieval Department) on loan to Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, N.Y. (L.193.2.52 and L.194.2.52)
Arms: Barry of six vair and gules
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