Brief description: Design for a single light stained glass window depicting St Andrew
Proposed design depicting St Andrew, who is holding a fishing net and a diagonal cross. St. Andrew is one of the twelve apostles and originally worked as a fisherman. His career as a fisherman also acts as a metaphor for his evangelism. St. Andrew was famously crucified on a diagonal cross after, like his brother St. Peter, refusing to be crucified on a traditional cross, calling himself unworthy to die in the same manner as Christ. St. Andrew's cross is now mostly commonly seen on the flag of Scotland. 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: 5.1964
Production period: 20th century
Designer: Christopher Webb (1886 - 1966)
Dimensions: Height: 127 mm, Width: 212 mm
Original location: All Saints Church, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire
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:2024.14.38
