DAMSON TREE

Brief description: Trial panel for the Damson Tree window (2018), Cloister Arcade, Canterbury Cathedral

This panel was made as a trial for the Damson Tree window, which fills the tracery lights of the central window in the north arcade of the Cloister at Canterbury Cathedral. The window was commissioned to recognise the commitment made to Canterbury Cathedral by Richard Oldfield, a trustee of the Canterbury Cathedral Trust. It is one of three windows in the Cloister bays which recognise the support of individuals associated with the Cathedral.The window was designed by Hughie O'Donoghue, RA, and made by Grace Ayson at The Cathedral Studios, Canterbury. The motif, a damson tree, was suggested by the artist after visiting the dedicand's garden and learning that he made jam from the damsons grown on the tree each year.

Object type: stained glass panel

Number of objects: 1

Production date: 2018

Production period: 21st century

Designer: Hughie O'Donoghue (1953 - )

Manufacturer: The Cathedral Studios

Dimensions: Height: 832mm, Width: 701mm

Inscription: on frame The Damson Tree Window Sample Panel Designed by Artist Hughie O'Donoghue. Made by Grace Ayson at the Cathedral Studios 2018.

Dedication: dedicand Oldfield, Richard

Acquisition: gift 27.1.2020

Acquisition source: Dean and Chapter of Canterbury Cathedral

This item is not currently on display and can only be viewed by prior arrangement

Accession number: ELYGM:2020.1