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 1288931.3
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 an alternating shield design; with red and clear horizontal stripes with a black cross in the centre in the top left and bottom right and a blue background and three yellow leaf-shaped segments. A wreath-like shape surrounds it with green and blue segments, a red Tudor rose sits on each side and there is a gold section at the top and bottom of the wreath. 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