Brief description: Design for a 3 light stained glass window depicting St Peter
Proposed incomplete design for the west windows depicting St Peter. He is dressed in purple and carries the keys to Heaven. In the left and right lights there are central wreaths with a rooster and shepherd's crook. The rooster is a reference to the story where Jesus correctly predicts Peter will deny him three times before the rooster crows. Peter hotly denies this, only for Christ to be arrested that night, and Peter denies him to save himself. The shepherd's crook is a reference to Christ's command to Peter after his resurrection: 'Feed my lambs'. The windows are set against a quarry background which is incomplete within the design. This design was created by Christopher Webb (1886–1966), an English stained glass designer based in St Albans, Hertfordshire. He studied at the Slade School of Art and was then articled to Sir Ninian Comper. During his active career from 1920 to 1964 he produced over 400 windows with a distinctive character and style.
Object type: preparatory artwork design
Number of objects: 1
Production date: 1.196
Production period: 20th century
Designer: Christopher Webb (1886 - 1966)
Dimensions: Height: 216 mm, Width: 483 mm
Original location: St Alban's Church, Holborn, London
Acquisition: gift 13.3.2024
Acquisition source: Edwards, J
This item is not currently on display and can only be viewed by prior arrangement
Accession number: ELYGM:2024.14.100
