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Fisherman's Museum Hastings
Location: Fishermen's Museum, The Stade, Hastings, East Sussex
Theme: Millennium Panel
Date: 2000
Project Manager: Brian Green and Committee of Old Hastings Preservation Society
Situation & Aspect: Lower panel of three light window. East end of former fishermen's public. .
Dimensions: Width 0.79m Height 1.04m.
Brief: To create Millennium Panel commemorating Hastings fishing industry and men lost at sea, replacing a previous flaking cold painted panel, & complimenting stained glass above it by local artist Mary Dobson made in the 1950's, theme; Calming of the water.
Description: The design is divided by a flowing cruciform structure in the centre of which is a fishing boat (which is housed in the museum), and a draught of fish, with to each side hands holding herring; both taking and giving back. In the four corners imagery suggested by the committee specific to Hastings is included, such as the tall net houses peculiar to Hastings.
Materials & Techniques: All
"Antique"
mouth blown glass, heraldic gull flashed glass etched. sailors includes
stain and ruby enamel. The white tubs, which involved visual research
on a wild tub farm, are partly painted using very long brushes
("duck").
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