Brief description: Design for a single light stained glass window depicting St Luke, St Wilfred and angels
Proposed design for the window depicting two angels, Christ in majesty, St Luke. and St Wilfred. The angels hold a ligature representing the Greek letters Alpha and Omega, the start and end of the alphabet which symbolise how Christ is the start and end of everything. Christ is distinguished by his cruciform halo and holds a cruciger, a cross-topped orb representing his kingly status. St. Luke holds a winged caduceus with two snakes, which is often mistakenly substituted for a rod of Asclepius with one snake as a medical symbol. Asclepius is the Ancient Greek god of healing, and his symbol is still used in medicine today. St. Luke carries it because he is thought to be a physician. St. Wilfrid is a prominent early British bishop. 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: 4.1961
Production period: 20th century
Designer: Christopher Webb (1886 - 1966)
Dimensions: Height: 131 mm, Width: 369 mm
Original location: Church Norton, Selsey, Sussex
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:2024.14.75
