Signature
from The Virgin Mary with a Family Group
1909
Two-light window. A family group is depicted in the right-hand light, standing before a female saint with a youth at her side. The saint holds what may be lilies, probably identifying her as the Virgin Mary.
firm/studio: Clayton & BellChurch of St Stephen, Bodfari, Denbighshirewest end of the south aisle
Signed and dated with the artist's monogram.
Dedication: 'To the Glory of God and in memory of Margaret Elizabeth Mesham of Pontruffydd, Born 1805. Died 1873. This window was dedicated by her nephew Arthur Mesham.'
The window is currently obscured by dense vegetation outside (2012), making the identification of the subject uncertain. If a depiction of Mary, it represents Marian imagery still relatively unusual at this date in the Church of England (of which the Welsh Anglican church was still a part at this date). For a similar subject, by the same firm, see the window in east wall of the south aisle at Llantwit Major. (ObjectID=4445 ImageID=8378) Original File Name=P7211528.JPGRecord added by Peter Jones, edited by Martin Crampin. Last updated on 23-07-2012
For other views of this work click on the image(s) below:Click here for other works at this siteClick here for other works connected to Clayton & BellReferencesMalcolm Seaborne, Victorian and Later Stained Glass Windows in Flintshire Churches (Mold: 1996), p. 7.
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, 2012. (record added by Peter Jones)
https://stainedglass.delweddau.cymru/object/4445 (accessed 22 November 2024)
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