Northamptonshire

Presentation of Jesus at the Temple -Swinford

walwyn Tue, 09/21/2010 - 22:12

 

This "Presentation in the Temple" scene by Clayton and Bell shows Mary and Joseph bringing two doves as offerings to the Temple at the time of Mary's Ritual Purification.

Northamptonshire
Victorian
Stained Glass
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Richard Cave Monument - Stanford-on-Avon, Northamptonshire

walwyn Sun, 11/01/2009 - 17:28

Richard Cave monument (1606)

 

 

Monument to Richard Cave, kneeling within an arched canopy on top of a tall pedestal, all surmounted with an obelisk

 

 

 

 

Northamptonshire
Jacobean
Sculpture
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Richard Wythnale Tomb - South Kilworth, Leicestershire.

walwyn Fri, 10/23/2009 - 01:49

Altar tomb of Richard Wythnale, lily crucifixion

 

Sculpured panel of altar tomb depicting iconic "Lily Crucifixion", of which there are only two other stone sculptures in the UK.

 

 

Northamptonshire
Medieval
Gothic
Sculpture
Tomb
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Romanesque font - All Saints, West Haddon

walwyn Mon, 01/11/2010 - 21:48

Romanesque font West Haddon, Northamptonshire

 

Discovered in 1887 this C12 square bowled font has carved scenes from the life of Crist on all four sides.

 

Northamptonshire
Medieval
Romanesque
Sculpture
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Romanesque font - St Margaret Crick

walwyn Fri, 08/07/2009 - 23:29

This C12 font has a circular bowl with a bead decoration which is supported by three crouching Atlas figures supporting the red sandstone bowl.

 

 

 

 

Northamptonshire
Medieval
Romanesque
Sculpture
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Rood background - Raunds, Northamptonshire

walwyn Mon, 09/20/2010 - 22:46

 

 

Medieval background (c1420) to Rood. Raunds, Northamptonshire.

 

 

Northamptonshire
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Skeat, Francis

walwyn Tue, 04/13/2010 - 20:12

Christ appearing to St. Peter

 

Born in St. Albans in 1909 Francis Skeat was a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, the British Society of Master Glass Painters, and a member of the Art Workers Guild. He created over 400 stained glass windows for churches and cathedrals both in the UK and abroad.

 

Northamptonshire
Contemporary
Stained Glass
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