Stained glass
Charles Eamer Kempe (Sussex 1837 - London 1907)
Category
Stained glass
Date
1893
Materials
Stained glass
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Wightwick Manor, West Midlands
NT 1288931.2
Summary
Stained glass By Charles E. Kempe. Left of the Bay Window, one of three shield designs that formed the Wolverhampton Coat of Arms between 1848-1898. A simplified version, adopted in 1898, is still in use. The design centre features a crest divided into three main sections;with the flag of England and a key in the top left segment, a gold plinth in the top right segment and a two white lines on a black background angled upwards into a point (representing the Black Country) meeting at a small emblem in the centre depicting the flag of Scotland, with a gold plinth beneath. A wreath-like shape surrounds it with green, blue and gold segments. The rest of the light is cut at small angular segments in clear glass, creating a geometric pattern. One of a set of 23 lights; 1-4 contain shields, wreaths and cartouches; 5-7 have shields set within cartouches; 8-16 (most important) depict patron saints, shields and emblems of England, Scotland and Ireland; 17-19 arms of St.Peter; 20-23 zig-zag scroll design.
Provenance
Designed by Kempe for Wightwick Manor and installed 1893.
Makers and roles
Charles Eamer Kempe (Sussex 1837 - London 1907), artist