THE SOWER
Brief description: The Sower, a six panel rectangular window by William Morris and Co of Westminster circa 1920. The panel has a wide border with inscriptions at the top and bottom, and leaves and fruit at the sides. Against a background of blue sky a male figure picks grapes on the left, with a large basket on his back. A sower can be seen in the central foreground, facing right and dressed in a red robe and blue cloak. He sows seeds with his left hand from a basket suspended around his waist. On the right, two birds are flying, distant white-walled city, palm tree on far right.
Object type: stained glass window
Number of objects: 6
Production date: 1932
Production period: 1930s
Manufacturer: William Morris and Co
Dimensions: Height: 1500 mm, Width: 1890 mm
Inscription: BEQUEATHED IN MEMORY OF HIS MOTHER JANE DRUCE WHO WITH GEORGE CLARIDGE DRUCE D.SC., LLD., F.R.S., ONCE MAYOR OF THIS CITY RESIDED IN THIS PARISH FOR MANY YEARS top and bottom of frame
Acquisition: gift 1974
Acquisition source: Lincoln College
This item is not currently on display and can only be viewed by prior arrangement
Accession number: ELYGM:1974.1.2
