About this objectWooden frame containing three glass quarries from The Biggin, in card mount.
Joseph Kempe’s name appears on one quarry. He owned The Biggin in 1635 and ran it as a school for boys. He left it in his will of 1654 as housing for ten poor women, though it continued as a school for some time. Hertfordshire Historic Environment Record entry.
Date Made1600-1900
PeriodPost-medieval (1540-1901)
Medium and MaterialsGlass | Window
Organic | Wood
Organic | Card
Inscription and MarksScratched on glass Ioseph Kemp
MeasurementsFrame: 380 × 275 mm
Subject and Association DescriptionThe Biggin, Hitchin, Herts, UK
