Stained glass panel
Category
Stained glass
Date
1600 - 1824
Materials
Lead, Stained
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 500278.9
Summary
A narrow border section containing four diamond-shaped panels; three are painted with seventeenth century Flemish scenes from the 'Labours of the Months' depicting December, October and August. The upper quarry is made from a fragment of yellow-toned foliage. (See text file for a complete breakdown)
Provenance
Much of stained glass at Lyme Park was originally made to be displayed in St Mary's Church in Disley. Some of this glass was removed in the early nineteenth century by Thomas Legh and re-housed in the Drawing Room and Porter's Lodge, probably during Wyatt's remodelling, which began in 1814. Other fragments may be European in origin, dating from a range of periods; it is thought that Thomas Legh may have collected these examples during his travels abroad.
Marks and inscriptions
AVGVST (painted in black below the lower image)