Design for Ornamental Glass, for 2 Prate Street, Camden Town, London 1870

This 1870 design by an anonymous artist is a plan for an ornamental glass window. The design features intricate, symmetrical rococo patterns that would have been cut into the glass, filling in the blank spaces of the four window panels. The design was intended for a building located at 2 Prate Street in Camden Town, London. The Met Museum owns this design drawing, which would have been used by a glass craftsman to create the actual window. This drawing is a valuable document for studying the decorative arts in Victorian England and the process of creating stained glass windows.