Spring

Daniel Cottier British, Scottish
 Daniel Cottier & Company American

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The Aesthetic movement witnessed a revival of stained glass, primarily in the languid figural style associated with the English Pre-Raphaelites. The stained-glass artist Daniel Cottier was an important conduit for introducing this style to American audiences, and his New York studios, which opened in 1873, produced and marketed art furniture, upholstery, stained glass, and other decorative arts. In this allegory of Spring—from a series of the four seasons—a young woman stands barefoot with a newborn lamb in her arms. A gust of wind animates her light gown and flowing sash. The conventionalized yellow and gold leaves and the flowers in the small rectangular silver-stained panes surrounding the figure complement her gown’s floral decoration, which is reminiscent of William Morris textiles.

Spring, Daniel Cottier (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1838–1891 Jacksonville, Florida), Leaded and stained glass, American

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Spring, Daniel Cottier (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1838–1891 Jacksonville, Florida), Leaded and stained glass, American
Spring, Daniel Cottier (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1838–1891 Jacksonville, Florida), Leaded and stained glass, American
Spring, Daniel Cottier (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1838–1891 Jacksonville, Florida), Leaded and stained glass, American

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