Figure of Christ
1925
Single-light window with standing figure of Christ, his hand raised in blessing. The scene beneath depicts Christ's feet being dried with the hair of the woman who came to anoint him; the jar is shown in the bottom left.
firm/studio: Powell & Sons (Whitefriars) Ltddesigner: ReadChurch of St David, Bangor, Gwyneddsouth wall of the sanctuary (window number: sII)
The artist/cartoonist Read is associated with the design according to Dennis Hadley's list of windows made by Powell's from the V&A archive.
Given by Spencer B. Mason in memory of his wife Caroline (died 8 Aug 1925). Text: 'He giveth His beloved sleep.' (Psalm 127:2).The scene showing Christ being anointed does not seem to be specific to any of the particular accounts in the four gospels. (ObjectID=4706 ImageID=8883) Original File Name=Glanadda_DSC9748B.jpgRecord added by Martin Crampin. Last updated on 25-05-2018
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Click here for other works at this siteClick here for other works connected to James Powell & SonsClick here for other works connected to ReadReferencesRichard Haslam, Julian Orbach and Adam Voelcker, The Buildings of Wales: Gwynedd (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2009), p. 244.
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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