The Entombment
Photo © Martin Crampin, Imaging the Bible in Wales
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about 1870
Two-light window. Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea lay the body of Christ in the tomb, with the three women and John. A jumble of stained glass fragments at the bottom of the window. Above, the Risen Christ with four figures, one of whom appears to be Moses, perhaps liberating them from hell, or welcoming them into heaven.
size: 40 cm (width of each light)firm/studio: John Hardman & Co.Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, Wrexhamwest end of the south aisle
Placed over the vault which was the last resting place of the patrons, Richard and Ellen Thompson.
The window, along with many others in the cathedral, is likely to be by Hardman & Co. (ObjectID=2044 ImageID=4873) Original File Name=_MG_7296.jpgRecord added by Martin Crampin. Last updated on 13-12-2011
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Click here for other works at this siteClick here for other works connected to John Hardman & Co.ReferencesMartin Crampin, Stained Glass from Welsh Churches (Talybont: Y Lolfa, 2014), p. 135.
Click to show suggested citation for this recordMartin Crampin (ed.), Stained Glass in Wales Catalogue, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, Aberystwyth, 2011.
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