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 1288931.20
Summary
Stained glass By Charles E. Kempe. One of two scroll designs, outside of the bay,on the right. Across both windows it reads 'Except the Lord build the house they labour in vain that built it' The rest of the light is cut at small angular segments in clear glass, creating a geometric pattern. Stained glass - 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 Wightwight Manor and installed 1893.
Makers and roles
Charles Eamer Kempe (Sussex 1837 - London 1907), artist