Wall Hanging Stained Glass Panel of the iconic Green Man, in great original and unrestored condition. This is a statement piece and impressive in every single way, with the detail and time taken to make and create this lovely decorative display piece, it is simply awesome in every possible way. Complete with a hanging chain to get it on display straight away, the Condition is good concerning its age, there is some section where the glass is cracked and the old blown glass retains the air bubbles from which it was originally made into shape. It is a purpose-made display frame that has certainly got some age to it, however, I am unable to date it exactly. However, it has certainly been made to house this lovely stained glass decorative panel. This outstanding and rare iconic piece with the highly recognisable green man is a world-recognized and iconic feature in many aspects of old vintage and antique items.
This would be an amazing retail shop window display piece or certainly, a talking point in the home as a display piece.
The Green Man is usually depicted as a human-like face surrounded by or incorporating leaves, branches and vines. On rare occasions, you may see a Green Woman or a Green Lion, but it is most often a male face and sometimes there is a body as well, also made of vegetation. Some representations will have a head completely covered in leaves while others depict a man’s head simply spewing vegetation from its mouth. Still, others will have a more stylized head made up of vegetation such as leaves as eyebrows and vines as a beard.
In some cultures the Green Man is thought to be a symbol of rebirth, nodding to the cycle of growth each spring. Other cultures view the Green Man as a deity, being lord over vegetation. Either way, he is a figure that has remained constant in several different cultures throughout the ages.
The Green Man can be spotted in architecture from all over the world. Sometimes he is incorporated into a plaster ceiling while other times he is cast in brass and made into a door knocker. From secular buildings to religious places, the Green Man is a decorative element that crosses lines of class and religion. While it may seem strange that this “deity-like” symbol would be seen in Christian churches, one must realize that early missionaries would sometimes incorporate local gods into architecture so they wouldn’t alienate new converts.
Regardless of the origins, the Green Man is most definitely still a familiar symbol in antiques and architecture.
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