Sparrows
from Christ with Angels Gathering the Harvest
1902
Three-light window. Christ sowing seed in the central light flanked by angels with sickles in the outer lights gathering sheaves of corn in the fields. In the upper central light an angel stands with a cup, and the dove of the Holy Spirit descends from above. Various details of flowers and birds, including doves and sparrows.
size: 50 cm (width of each light) [approx]artist: J. Silvester SparrowChurch of St Michael, Lledrod, Ceredigioneast wall of the chancel
The sparrows in the lower central light, one of which holds the letter S in its mouth, forms the artists' signature.
Given in memory of Morgan and Catherine Hughes, died 1790 and 1791, by their great great grand daughter Lilian Gilchrist Thompson. (ObjectID=3906 ImageID=7219) Original File Name=_DSC4241A.jpgRecord added by Martin Crampin. Last updated on 13-12-2011
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Show more subjectsMartin Crampin, Stained Glass from Welsh Churches (Talybont: Y Lolfa, 2014), p. 178.
ReferencesThomas Lloyd, Julian Orbach and Robert Scourfield, The Buildings of Wales: Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion (London: Yale University Press, 2006), p. 542.
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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