A Schoolmaster Teaching Pupils
detail from Christ with Scenes from the New Testament
1963
Five-light window. Standing figure of Christ in the upper central light, surrounded by five scenes: (left) a man holding a small shining ball, with another holding a box of round objects, probably jewels; (right) a man tends to a man on the ground, his horse behind and passers-by in the background with a town; (below, left to right) two fishermen with their catch and boats behind; a sower at work casting seed and birds; a man greets a younger man, two figures in the background and a stylised house. In the outer lights are abstract designs of birds and lilies (left) and oil lamps (right) above a scene showing a schoolmaster instructing children (below left) and a figure preaching with a crowd and a classical building (below right), probably Paul in Athens.
size: 45 cm (width of each light) [approx]firm/studio: J. Wippell & Co. LtdChurch of St John the Baptist, Ystrad Meurig, Ceredigioneast wall of the chancel (window number: I)
Signed and dated by the firm in the lower right-hand light.
The schoolmaster is a depiction of John Jones (1842–1915), who had the church built and was the priest and schoolmaster for 46 years. (ObjectID=1275 ImageID=7231) Original File Name=YstradMeurig_DSC4255A.jpgRecord added by Martin Crampin. Last updated on 25-09-2024
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Show more subjectsThomas Lloyd, Julian Orbach and Robert Scourfield, The Buildings of Wales: Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion (London: Yale University Press, 2006), p. 595.
A Directory of Stained Glass Windows (London: The British Society of Master Glass-Painters, 1966), p. 92.
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, 2024.
https://stainedglass.delweddau.cymru/object/1275 (accessed 26 December 2024)
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