lancet window
Object NameDouble Lancet Window with Tracery
Maker
John Hardman & Company
Made FromGlass, Stained Glass, Silver Stain, Lead Came
Dateabout 1892
Place MadeEngland, London
SizeSee Individual Records
Accession Number2002.2.6
Credit LineGift of The Packer Collegiate Institute
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionMulti-colored glass, lead came, assembled. Double-light window and multi-light tracery with angels, one with an inscribed banner. Left light: Christ is seated with one child on his lap and another kneeling at his side as He reaches out to the children in the right light. An arch of a building, which spanas both lights and trees are depicted behind Christ. Right light: A mother guides 2 children toward Christ. A city is depited in the distance. The scene is framed by a white and silver stained architectural canopy, highlighted with red. The composition is based on the painting of the same subject by Heinrich Hoffman.Provenance
Source
Packer Collegiate Institute
- 2002
300-325
1700-1799