TWO ANGELS AND DORCAS

Brief description: Panel showing two angels holding scrolls and Dorcas; a female biblical figure.

Stained glass panel showing two angels with red and pink wings holding scrolls under two classical archways with a central pillar between them. The scrolls tell us about the good deeds of the female figure below, who has been identified as Dorcas. The top half of Dorcas, who wears a blue robe and white headress and carries a bundle of cloth, is visible in this panel.

Object type: stained glass panel

Number of objects: 1 (of 5)

Production date: 1907

Production period: 20th century, early

Designer: Henry Holiday (1839 - 1927)

Manufacturer: Holiday, Henry 1839=1927

Dimensions: Height: 1092 mm, Width: 863 mm

Inscription: painted on glass on scroll held by two angels THIS WOMAN WAS FULL OF GOOD WORKS AND ALMSDEEDS

Dedication: dedicated to Durning-Lawrence memorial window

Acquisition: gift 1973

Acquisition source: Essex Unitarian Church Essex, Notting Hill Gate, London

Bibliographical references: Baldry, A L : 1930 : Walker's Quarterly- Henry Holiday : Walker's Galleries ltd: London : pg 63

This item is not currently on display and can only be viewed by prior arrangement

Accession number: ELYGM:1973.3.2

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