Brief description: Design for a 2 light stained glass window depicting St George and St Giles
Proposed design for the east windows of the chapel depicting St George in the left light and St Giles in the right light. Both are surrounded by a wreath and columns. The windows are set against a quarry background. St. George is the patron saint of England, and is shown here swinging his sword at a hissing dragon. He is dressed in fantastical armour and his shield is decorated with the English flag. St. Giles was a hermit noted for his kindness to animals. One day, his tame deer came to him with a wound from a hunting arrow: St. Giles took the wound on himself to save the deer. This story is an obvious metaphor for Christ. St. Giles is here shown plucking an arrow from the deer's back as he tenderly strokes its chin. 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: 4.1934
Production period: 20th century
Designer: Christopher Webb (1886 - 1966)
Dimensions: Height: 348 mm, Width: 312 mm
Original location: Hampshire Home of Recovery, Basset, Hampshire
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:2024.14.90
