THE NATIVITY
Brief description: A stained glass panel depicting the Nativity, made by Thomas Willement in about 1845.
A stained glass panel depicting the Nativity. The scene is framed by a yelllow gothic vaulted canopy resting on two pillars on either side. In the foreground the Virgin Mary is shown lying down wearing a yellow halo and a light blue robe. Behind her, to the right, is Joseph shown kneeling and holding his staff. He is wearing a green gown with a red cloak. He looks over the infant Jesus, who is wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in an altar-like crib on a plinth. An ox and ass peer over a green curtain to witness this scene, A six-pointed star is set within a pale blue roundel painted to look like clouds within the dark blue night sky.
Object type: stained glass panel
Number of objects: 1
Production date: circa 1845
Production period: 19th century, mid
Designer: Thomas Willement (1786 - 1871)
Manufacturer: Willement, Thomas
Dimensions: Height: 900 mm, Width: 470 mm
Original location: Holy Trinity Church Carlisle England east window Holy Trinity Church
Acquisition: gift 1980
Acquisition source: Carlisle Diocesan Pastoral Committee Church House, West Walls, Carlisle, CA3 8UE
Accession number: ELYGM:1980.15.2
