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Location:
South transept, south wall.
Studio:
Unknown.
Memorial Inscription: In Memoriam Olivia Hoadley. (Olivia Hoadley, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. David Hoadley, was a beloved teacher in our Church School
for many years.)
D ate: 1892.
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On the south wall of the south transept, above the three Easter Windows,
is another window which may be referred to as a rose window because
of its circular shape though it does not have the pattern or design
of a true rose window.
This is an example of a window technically described as "Antique
Pictorial Glass." Without the grisaille-covered background or the
subtle and traditional symbolism of other styles, this window tells
a simple straightforward story in almost photographic detail.
The scene is the familiar one when Christ told His irritated and impatient
disciples, "Suffer the little children to come unto me." The
children have gathered around Him—one peers out of an open window
above His head, a small one sits on His lap, and a fond mother urges
her charming young daughter in her new blue robe to offer Christ a small
bouquet. How appropriate a selection for a memorial window honoring
a beloved teacher in our Church School.
Christ's outer cloak is a rich bright yellow, not a common color in
stained glass windows and supposedly one of the last to be perfected.
Legend says it was not until the early 14th Century that a busy glassmaker,
vigorously stirring his molten glass one day, popped a silver button
off his jacket and it fell into the steaming brew. When he poured his
sheet of glass to cool, he found he had a clear bright yellow glass
such as no man had ever made before. How could anyone have suspected
that a touch of silver was the secret for producing golden yellow glass?
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