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Window: 23, St George's Chapel W, St Mary, Aylesbury
Location in Church: | St George's Chapel W |
Type: | 3 lights |
Subject(s): | Marriage at Cana
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Subject(s) - Notes: | The scene of the wedding feast is spread across the 3 lights, with each part under an elaborate canopy, but there are are no tracery lights. |
Date Made: | 1870 |
Craftsman: | Burlison & Grylls, Maker |
Sources for Dates & Craftsmen: | Buckinghamshire Herald: 24/Dec/1870 |
Dedicated to: | In honour of the donor's memory of the church of St Mary in Aylesbury. |
Donated by: | Thomas Perrin More... |
Notes on Window: | Thomas Perrin offered to pay for the window, but left Archdeacon Bickersteth to choose the subject and the Maker of the window. More... |
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Window in Situ
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Overall View of Glass
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Elaborate canopies at the top of the 3 lights
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The wedding feast scene, spread across the 3 lights
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The inscription below the scenes is from St Ambrose's Epiphany hymn, and describes the water in the pitchers reddening into wine.
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Centre light: Jesus directs the servants, the bride and bridegroom are seated behind him.
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Centre light: The bride and bridegroom are seated behind Our Lord.
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Left hand light: A servant pours to water into another pitcher.
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Left hand light: Closer view of the servant.
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Right hand light: Mary, the Mother of our Lord stands with the Ruler of the Feast.
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Right hand light: The Ruler of the Feast is about to taste the water turned into wine.
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Base of window: A Chalice with a scroll reading "Bibite ex hoc omnes" meaning "Drink ye all of it".
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An inscription on a brass plaque below the window.
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