Brief description: Black and white photograph of a single light window depicting John the Baptist. Designed at the Goddard and Gibbs studio, London
St. John the Baptist was a prophet and holy man, who is most famous for proclaiming the coming of Christ and baptising him. Here, John is dressed in his typical camel-hair tunic, with a white cloak. He holds a cross-topped staff and a disc with a lamb on it. This represents his famous identification of Jesus as the Lamb of God (John 1:29). Window commissioned by Frank Peat. On reverse 1 - 71 x 21' £111.0.0. Ex works. Goddard and Gibbs job number 21/74818/A, LON3151. Goddard & Gibbs, founded from a merger of Walter Gibbs & Sons and Goddard's Glass Works in 1938, were prominent makers of stained glass for the international market and also conserved and restored glass.
Object type: photographic material photograph
Number of objects: 1
Production date: 1.1963
Production period: 20th century
Manufacturer: Goddard and Gibbs
Dimensions: Height: 200 mm, Width: 150 mm
Inscription: ST JOHN THE BAPTIST
Original location: St John the Baptist Church, Rhyl, Flintshire Wales
Acquisition: gift 18.3.2025
Acquisition source: Ratcliffe, S
This item is not currently on display and can only be viewed by prior arrangement
Accession number: ELYGM:2025.4.49
