Brief description: Design for a single light stained glass window depicting St Michael
Proposed stained glass design for the St. Michael window, south of nave, depicting St. Michael. He is dressed as a Roman soldier, and surrounded by scrolls, the dragon and his banner against a quarry background. St. Michael and the dragon, thematically similar to St. George and the dragon, is a reference to a story from the Book of Revelation (Revelation 12:7). Here, Webb has leaned into the overlap by putting St. George's cross on St. Michael's banner, lending a patriotic slant to the image. We can tell this is St. Michael because of his wings. This design was approved by the London Diocesan Advisory Committee on the 25 October 1985. 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
Production period: 20th century
Designer: Christopher Webb (1886 - 1966)
Dimensions: Height: 212 mm, Width: 303 mm
Inscription: base SANCTUS MICHAEL
Original location: St Lawrence Jewry, City of London, 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:2024.14.19
