Maker's Mark
from Christ Blessing Children Brought to Him by Angels
1915
Three-light window. Christ stands in the central light with children. Further children in the outer lights with standing angels. Further angels above and in the four main tracery lights.
size: 43 cm (width of each light)firm/studio: C.E. Kempe & Co LtdChurch of St Augustine, Rumney, Cardiffsouth wall of the sanctuary (window number: sII)
The Kempe and Tower mark is included in the lower left-hand light.
Texts over the outer lights: 'I have redeemed thee ... I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine' (Isaiah 43:1).
Dedication: 'In loving recollection of a great friend and in thankfulness to God for the life of James Edward Harris, fourteen brothers and sisters dedicate this and the adjoining window. A.D. 1915.'The window is a variant of the common theme of Christ blessing children brought to him by their mothers (Matthew 19:13-15; Mark 10:13-16; Luke 18:15-17). In this composition, children are brought to him by angels. (ObjectID=754 ImageID=9589) Original File Name=Rumney_DSC7061B.jpgRecord added by Martin Crampin. Last updated on 06-06-2018
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Click here for other works at this siteClick here for other works connected to C.E. Kempe & Co LtdReferencesJohn Newman, The Buildings of Wales: Glamorgan (London/Cardiff: 1995), p. 311.
Philip Collins, The Corpus of Kempe Stained Glass in the UK and Ireland (Kempe Trust, 2000), p. 329.
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, 2018.
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