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Medieval Stained Glass in Great Britain

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Norfolk: Metton, Parish Church of St Andrew

O.S. TG 198374

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2a. Roundel: quasi-heraldic design. On the left stands a bearded and bare-footed man wearing a white tunic and stockings with yellow-stain hems, holding a large shield placed on the ground charged with a large fleur-de-lis, all argent, set in a rural landscape with trees, buildings and a hill. Trace-line, matt wash, relieving. White glass, with yellow stain. Flemish. c.1530 – c.1540. Good condition, modern border.
d 0.315m
DK (2008)

1b. Roundel: St Jerome and donor. The bearded and nimbed saint kneels wearing a white mantle and holding a crucifix over his right shoulder between (on the left) a tree from which hangs his cardinal’s hat and an open book on the ground and (on the right) a kneeling tonsured and praying friar in Dominican habit. The scene is a rocky landscape with trees and mountains in the background. Trace-line, matt wash, stipple-shading, relieving. White glass, with yellow stain. Flemish. c.1510 – c.1520. One repair lead, paint badly rubbed in places, modern border.
d 0.35m
DK (2008)

2b. Roundel: Crucifixion with St Lawrence and donor. Jesus hangs on the cross in the centre. On the left stands St Lawrence, vested as a deacon holding his gridiron in his right hand and an open book in his left. Before him kneels a tonsured priest in white chasuble and furred almuce looking up to Jesus and praying. On the right a large shield hangs on a tree with a quasi-heraldic design of a tree with a field of flying birds. The scene is set in a rocky landscape with a town in the background. From each of the three persons depicted comes a long yellow-stained scroll with a text from the bible. That from Jesus reads: 'Ego su(m) ego su(m) ipse q(ui) deleo i(n)iq(ui)tates tuas p(ro)pter me & peccatoru(m) tuor(um) no(n) recordabor Esa(ias) 4'. 3 That from St Lawrence is: ' Igne me examinasti et non est inventa in me iniquitas '. 4 The text for the donor reads: 'Michi [autem] absit gl(ori)ari nisi in cruce d(omi)ni n(ost)ri iesu (Christ)i Gal(atas) 6'. 5 Trace-line, thin and thick matt washes, relieving. White glass, with yellow stain. Flemish. c.1515 – c.1525 Very slight external corrosion, otherwise excellent condition; modern border.
d 0.35m
DK (2008)

3b. Roundel: personification of Faith standing wearing a veil and white robe with yellow-stain border, holding a chalice and host in her right hand and a Crucifix in the left. In the background is a rural landscape with a moated castle. Trace-line, matt wash, relieving. White glass, with yellow stain. Flemish. c.1520 – c.1530. Complete, but rather dirty; some paint loss. The roundel is a slightly irregular oval and may have been cut down from a circle or rectangle.
h 0.34m, w 0.245m
DK (2008)

2c. Roundel: heraldic design with a large shield bearing an oak tree with leaves and acorns held by two angel supporters dressed in elaborate costumes with yellow-stain details. Each angel supports the shield with one hand and holds a strap attached to it with the other. Trace-line, matt wash, relieving. White glass, with yellow stain. German. c.1530 – c.1540. Very light external corrosion, otherwise excellent condition.
d 0.35m
DK (2008)

Footnotes

3.
From Isaiah XLIII, 25: ‘I even I am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins’ (Authorised Version). Return to context
4.
From Psalm XVI, 3 (Vulgate numbering Psalm XVII in the Authorised Version). The Authorised Version translation does not bring out the particular relevance of this text for St Lawrence, who was roasted alive on a gridiron. A clearer translation here might be: ‘You tested me with fire and no transgression was found in me’. Return to context
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Galatians VI, 4: ‘But God forbid that I should glory save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ’ (Authorised Version). Return to context

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