REYNARD THE FOX

Brief description: Stained glass roundel surrounded by quarries, depicting a fox and a goose, a scene from Reynard and the fox. Designed and made by Clement James Heaton between about 1845-1855.

Reynard the Fox is an anthropomorphic red fox, and trickster from literary fables that were popular in the medieval period. The character may have its origins in Aesop

Object type: stained glass panel

Number of objects: 1

Production date: 1870-1879

Production period: 19th century, mid

Designer: Clement James Heaton (1824 - 1882)

Manufacturer: Heaton, Butler and Bayne

Dimensions: Height: 435 mm, Width: 435 mm

Original location: entrance hall Eaton Hall Chester Cheshire England Eaton Hall (demolished 1961)

Acquisition: purchase 10.6.1996

Acquisition source: Wigley, George

Accession number: ELYGM:1996.3