Brief description: Design for a 3 light stained glass window depicting St Leonard and King Arthur
Proposed design for the west window depicting St Leonard in the left hand light and King Alfred in the right hand light. St. Leonard was a Frankish hermit who became one of the most popular saints of the Middle Ages, perhaps due to his associations with prisoners, labouring women, and problems with cattle, all especially worrying experiences in this period. King Alfred the Great (c. 849-899) is held as a successful early English king, noted for his military and civic reforms. One of these was redesigning English warships to compete with the Vikings, hence the warship he carries. There is a heraldic crest and inscription at the bottom of each light. The single tracery light contains a heraldic crest and a Bishops mitre. 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: 9.1931
Production period: 20th century
Designer: Christopher Webb (1886 - 1966)
Dimensions: Height: 195 mm, Width: 274 mm
Original location: St Leonard's Church, Flamstead, Hertfordshire
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:2024.14.158
