Great Hall

1a. Joachim and Anna await the Birth of the Virgin Mary. Anna sits in a bed on the left, wearing a white veil and wimple and white robe with yellow cuff and floral diaper. She holds an open book on her lap and turns towards Joachim in the centre. The bed has a red canopy with yellow frieze at the top on the inside and hanging curtain. On the back is a small yellow diptych with standing figures. Joachim sits on a yellow seat, bearded, wearing purple hat, ruby sleeveless mantle and blue robe. The mantle is slashed at the side and the hems decorated with abraded white discs. He holds his hands together before his chest. Behind him is a two-light, square-headed, leaded window with quarry glazing, above a wooden ceiling and to the right an alcove with a cupboard on which stand a jug, another vessel and a cup. The whole is set under a yellow arch and above is a canopy top which may or may not belong to this panel. White glass, pot blue and purple and flashed ruby with trace-line, stipple shading, relieving, abrasion and yellow stain. Normandy, c.1500–c.1510. ⁹ Bottom left corner of bed patched, one piece of ceiling, left spandrel of arch and left side of canopy is a repaint. Background to canopy top all or mostly new. Ceiling and cupboard badly corroded, some paint loss and crack on Joachim’s face. Several repair leads. Fillet of nineteenth-century ornament along bottom.
h 1.165m, w 0.54m
CVMA database images, DK (1970–75 col. transparency CVMA inv. no. 011730); Carrick Collection, NMR (1980, colour transparencies, CVMA inv. nos. 006918, 006919); B. Haward, NMR BH229_04, 06 (1980, colour transparencies, CVMA inv. nos. 015947, 015948); Dixon (2009).

2a. Nativity. The nimbed Virgin Mary kneels on the right, facing to dexter with hands raised in adoration, wearing a light-blue mantle with yellow-stain hem over a dark-blue robe; her long hair falls down her back. Before her in a low manger lies the nimbed and naked Christ Child, radiating light and with hands joined to acknowledge his mother’s gesture. To the left kneels a nimbed angel, seen in profile, adoring the child and wearing a ruby cope with jewelled yellow-stain hem and white surplice. Behind on the left are four more kneeling angels wearing white surplices, one with yellow-stain cuffs. One holds a book of music and points to it while the others look at it, two singing and the third playing a flute. Between them and the Virgin lies the ox and ass, and behind her on the right Joseph is about to enter through a half-length door, raising his brown hat and wearing a ruby mantle over a purple robe. Behind is a brick opening, revealing a hilly landscape where the angel in a glory appears to the shepherds. Two at the top watch the angel, one with bagpipes, while three more make their way to the stable. Icicles hang from the wall and there is an arch of Renaissance ornament at the top with a ruby and a purple capital. White glass, pot light and dark blue and purple, flashed ruby, trace-line, stipple shading, relieving, sanguine and yellow stain on white and blue glass. From Steinfeld, Germany, former Premonstratensian monastery, cloister window III, 2b, c.1522–26. ¹⁰ Piece of Renaissance arch top right and ornament filling top corners modern work. A little paint loss and several repair leads, otherwise excellent condition. Fillet of modern ornament at base.
h. 1.07m, w 0.52m
. CVMA database images, Carrick Collection, NMR (1980, colour transparencies, CVMA inv. nos. 006917, 006918); B. Haward, NMR BH229_15, 17, 19 (1980 colour transparencies, CVMA inv. nos. 015956, 015957, 015958); Dixon (2009).

3a. St Quirinus stands nimbed and in Roman armour and a long orange cloak against a fringed hanging with his body turned slightly to dexter, but his head looking to sinister, holding a lance in his right hand with a ruby pennant with four yellow discs and in his left a (restored) ruby shield with an eagle displayed. White glass and flashed ruby with trace-line, matt wash, relieving, abrasion, sanguine and yellow stain. From Steinfeld, Germany, former Premonstratensian monastery, cloister window XIX, 1c, c.1540. ¹¹ Shield and setting nineteenth century. Original panel had subsidiary martyrdom scene. ¹² Fillet of modern glass at base. Light exterior corrosion and some repair leads on original glass.
h. 1.01m, w. 0.51m
CVMA database images, DK (1970–75 col. transparency CVMA inv. no. 011733); Carrick Collection, NMR (1980, colour transparencies, CVMA inv. nos. 006916, 006918); B. Haward, NMR BH229_11 (1980 colour transparency, CVMA inv. no. 015952); Dixon (2009).

1b. Unidentified scene, partly composite. A young woman facing forwards and wearing a ruby robe over a white undergarment and a brown hat stands between, on the left, a young man facing to sinister in a blue robe and red hat, and a bearded older man on the right facing to sinister with orange tunic, white hose and yellow hat. They stand in a green landscape with a tall tree on the left and blue sky and buildings in the background. All three have one hand raised. White glass and pot green, light and dark blue, yellow and flashed ruby with trace line, matt wash, relieving and yellow stain, including on light blue glass. c.1530–c.1540. Normandy, possibly Rouen. ¹³ Lower part missing and made up of blue, white and green glass; figures and background patched with old fragments. Woman’s raised hand looks too large and may not be original. Top cut to a semicircle and patched and strip of fragments added on left side. Modern border to right, left and bottom and modern arch at top. Several repair leads.
h 1.165m, w 0.54m
CVMA database images, DK (1970–75 col. transparency CVMA inv. no. 011731); Carrick Collection, NMR (1980, colour transparencies, CVMA inv. nos. 006918, 006919). B. Haward, NMR BH229_01 (1908, colour transparency, CVMA inv. no. 015945); Dixon (2009).

2b. Christ’s appearance to St Thomas. The risen Christ stands in the centre facing to sinister, nimbed and wearing a ruby mantle fastened with a morse and loin cloth, with left hand raised to greet St Thomas, who kneels on the right with hands together in adoration, facing almost in profile to dexter, wearing a ruby mantle with fur edging. On his nimbus is 'DOMINVS MEVS ET DEVS MEVS'. ¹⁴ The ten other nimbed disciples stand behind dressed in ruby, blue, green, purple, yellow and murrey. They stand on chequered paving. To the left is a Renaissance pilaster supporting a swagged arch and in the background is a classical interior with a circular window on the left and on the right a square one with Butzenscheiben. On the capital of the pilaster stands a bearded figure with a scroll bearing the now illegible inscription 'Et dixit Jesus Thomae: Infer digitum. Jois. 20.'. ¹⁵ White glass with pot green, purple, blue, murrey and flashed ruby, with trace-line, matt wash, relieving, sanguine and yellow stain. From Steinfeld, Germany, former Premonstratensian monastery, cloister window XXI, 2a, 1542. Modern border at top and bottom; arched top extended at corners to fit with modern painted dolphins. Small piece of drapery on figure on capital renewed. Some paint loss, heavy on background, slight on figures. A few repair leads.
h. 1.07m, w 0.52m
CVMA database images, Carrick Collection, NMR (1980, colour transparencies, CVMA inv. nos. 006917, 006918); B. Haward, NMR BH229_22, 23 (1980, colour transparencies, CVMA inv. nos. 015959, 015960); Dixon (2009).

3b. Virgin and Child and St Potentinus. On the left stands the crowned and nimbed Virgin, facing forward, wearing a purple mantle over a blue robe, holding the Christ Child on her right arm; he is nimbed and wears a red garment. On the right stands St Potentinus facing to sinister, wearing a blue dalmatic powdered with yellow fleurs-de-lis and with yellow fringes over an alb, holding a pair of arrows in his right hand and a sword in his left. On his nimbus in relieved letters is 'SANCTVS POTENTINVS'. Both figures are placed before a ruby hanging with yellow and white fringe flanked by narrow ruby pilasters supporting an arch of Renaissance ornament; behind is a building with quarried glazing and further Renaissance ornament. White glass and pot light and dark blue and purple and flashed ruby, with trace-line, matt wash, relieving, sanguine and yellow stain, including on blue glass. From Steinfeld, Germany, former Premonstratensian monastery, cloister window V, 1a, 1526. ¹⁶ The two side pilasters may be renewed, some of the hanging is probably replaced and a piece of the Renaissance arch above the Virgin’s head and part of St Potentinus’ alb have been repainted. The micro-architecture and landscape above the figures is new. Some external corrosion, particularly on the purple glass and some repair leads.
h. 1.01m, w. 0.51m
CVMA database images, DK (1970–75 col. transparency CVMA inv. no. 011735); Carrick Collection, NMR (1980, colour transparencies, CVMA inv. nos.006916, 006918); B. Haward, NMR BH229_13 (1980, colour transparency, CVMA inv. no. 015954); Dixon (2009).

1c. The Massacre of the Innocents. In the centre, a soldier bending over and facing to sinister, wearing a blue jerkin, yellow leg-pieces, a fur hat with three-pronged crest and a shield slung on his back, attempts to stab with a dagger a naked infant whom the mother clasps to her bosom. She kneels facing to dexter, wearing a ruby mantle over a white robe with yellow-stain hem. Beneath their feet lie two babies. On the left stands a man wearing a murrey tunic with black sleeves and blue hose, with his back to the viewer, holding aloft a baby in his left hand and swinging a sword with his right. On the right another mother wearing a white robe with blue sleeves, stands facing to sinister, clasping her baby with her right hand and pushing away the soldier opposite with her left and calling out while the soldier standing before her wearing a white and yellow jerkin and yellow trousers and codpiece, clasps the child with his left and is about to strike its head with a dagger in his right. Behind, Herod is in a loggia looking down at the massacre, wearing a coronet with hat, and yellow mantle with fur collar, holding a wand in his left hand and grasping the parapet with his right, over which hangs a yellow cloth, while a courtier whispers in his ear. Two round columns flank him and a larger column and a door are seen on the right. White glass with pot blue, green and murrey and flashed ruby glass with trace-line, matt wash, relieving, sanguine and yellow stain. German, Cologne, c.1530–c.1540. ¹⁷ Modern border. Top third of panel with architecture also modern. Several repair leads.
h 1.165m, w 0.54m
CVMA database images, DK (1970–75 col. transparency CVMA inv. no. 011736); Carrick Collection, NMR (1980, colour transparencies, CVMA inv. nos. 006918, 006919); B. Haward, NMR BH229_07-09 (1980, colour transparencies, CVMA inv. nos. 015949, 015950, 015951); Dixon (2009).

2c. Christ’s appearance to the Three Marys. Christ stands on the left, nimbed and wearing a ruby mantle, holding a cross-staff with pennant in his left hand and with right hand raised, as the foremost Mary kneels to touch his feet. She is nimbed and wears a blue mantle over a white and yellow robe and a white and yellow headdress. Behind, the second Mary kneels, looking up with hands together in adoration, also nimbed and wearing a yellow and white robe and a white headdress. Behind her stands Mary Magdalen, identified by her pot of ointment held in both hands. She wears a purple mantle over a white and yellow robe and headdress. To the right is a pilaster, the mirror image of that in 2b, supporting a similar arch and on the capital (restored) a bearded man with the inscription 'JESUS OCCVRRIT MVIER DICE(N)S AVETE. MAT. 28.' ¹⁸ In the background is a wood and on the left two nimbed figures walk beneath a cliff. The sky is blue. White glass and pot blue, green and purple and flashed ruby with trace-line, matt wash, relieving, sanguine and yellow stain. From Steinfeld, Germany, former Premonstratensian monastery, cloister window XXI, 2c, 1542. ¹⁹ The figure on the capital and the inscription are probably an early restoration, or, possibly, have been retouched. Two pieces of Mary Magdalen’s purple mantle have been replaced with ruby glass and some green glass, bottom left, is not original. Severe paint loss, especially on the figures, with heavy external corrosion and some repair leads.
h. 1.07m, w 0.52m
CVMA database images, DK (1970–75 col. transparency CVMA inv. no. 011738); Carrick Collection, NMR (1980, colour transparencies, CVMA inv. nos. 006917, 006918); B. Haward, NMR BH229_25, 26 (1980, colour transparencies, CVMA inv. nos. 015961, 015962); Dixon (2009).

3c. St Paul and St Norbert and the Martyrdom of St Quirinus. On the left stands the nimbed and bearded St Paul facing to sinister, wearing a blue mantle over a ruby robe, holding an open book in his right hand and an upright sword in the left. On his nimbus is written 'SANCTVS PAVLVS APOSTOLVS'. On the right stands St Norbert, founder of the Premonstratensian order, nimbed and facing to dexter, wearing a mitre and the white habit of the order, holding a book in his right hand and a crosier in his left. On his nimbus is written 'SANCTVS NORBERTVS'. The saints stand on a chequered floor before a green hanging with white and yellow fringe, between a narrow ruby pilaster on each side supporting an arch of Renaissance ornament. In the background is a Renaissance interior with a leaded window. Above this panel is leaded a composite extension to the background with architectural frames and landscape. This is mostly new, but includes a few pieces of original micro-architecture and a small scene depicting the martyrdom of St Quirinus. The saint kneels before a tree stump, on which his right hand is being cut off. His other hand and two feet lie severed on the ground. White glass with pot green and blue and flashed ruby glass with trace-line, matt wash, relieving, sanguine and yellow stain. From Steinfeld, Germany, former Premonstratensian monastery. St Paul and St Norbert are from window V, 1c, 1526, ²⁰ and the martyrdom of St Quirinus is from window XIX, 1c, 1540, and would have accompanied the figure now in 3a of this window. ²¹ Part of arch over St Paul’s head is a restoration, also all of upper section except martyrdom scene and two pieces of the pilaster on the right and possibly some of the arch above. Some repair leads and a little external corrosion.
h. 1.01m, w. 0.51m
CVMA database images, DK (1970–75 col. transparency CVMA inv. no. 011734); Carrick Collection, NMR (1980, colour transparencies, CVMA inv. nos. 006916, 006918); B. Haward, NMR BH229_12 (1980, colour transparency, CVMA inv. no. 015953); Dixon (2009).

1d. The Presentation of the Virgin Mary in the Temple. The Virgin Mary, with long blond hair and wearing a jewelled circlet on her head and a purple mantle, stands in the centre at the bottom facing away from the viewer and slightly to dexter. On the left stands Joachim with a soft purple hat, ruby mantle and blue robe, facing to sinister in profile with a stick in his right hand and left hand raised. St Anne stands on the right facing to dexter with hands clasped, wearing veil and wimple, blue hooded mantle and yellow patterned robe. Above Mary in the centre stand the high priest and a priestess. The former faces to sinister, holding an open book in his left hand and blessing with the right, wearing an ornate mitre-like headgear and a patterned yellow vestment with purple garment beneath; the latter faces to dexter wearing a ruby hooded mantle, white wimple and blue robe. Behind them are two others. They stand in a double doorway, with further openings to left and right and leaded flamboyant windows in the background beneath stone vaults. White glass, pot blue and purple and flashed ruby with trace line, stipple shading, relieving and yellow stain. Normandy, c.1500–c.1510. Head of Joachim and parts of the architecture between Joachim and priest and between St Anne and priestess are restorations. ²² Joachim’s mantle, high priest’s vestment, priestess’ robes and architecture at top patched with fragments. Area above vaults made up with toned glass, ruby and fragments of micro-architecture. Slight paint and many repair leads.
h 1.165m, w 0.54m
CVMA database images, DK (1970–75 col. transparency CVMA inv. no. 011732); Carrick Collection, NMR (1980, colour transparencies, CVMA inv. nos. 006918, 006919); B. Haward, NMR BH229_01 (1980, colour transparency, CVMA inv. no. 015946); Dixon (2009).

2d. The Flight into Egypt. Originally part of a three-light depiction of the Massacre of the Innocents with the Flight into Egypt and the return from Egypt shown as subsidiary scenes in the outer lights. In the foreground on the left a soldier wearing a ruby tunic over a yellow jerkin, parti-coloured yellow and blue hose and a yellow close-fitting hat, stabs a baby in a white shift with his right hand while holding it by the arm with his left; his left foot is placed on an upturned three-legged stool on chequered paving. Behind, through an elaborate multi-coloured Renaissance arch is seen the Holy Family. The nimbed Mary rides on a donkey along a stony path to dexter holding the halter in her left hand and the nimbed Christ Child and a wand in her right. She wears a white mantle over a blue robe. On the left the nimbed Joseph stands, reaching up to pick dates from a palm tree bent down by several putti. He wears a ruby mantle. Between the tree and Mary is a pedestal bearing an idol which is tottering. On the left capital of the arch stands a woman holding a partly restored scroll with a blackletter text: 'Ecce [ingreditur Aegyptum et] movebuntur. Is: 19'. ²³ On the right capital sits a nimbed putto holding another scroll with a blackletter text: 'Ecce angel(us) d(omi)ni apar[uit] | i(n) [somnis Joseph] dicens surge et accipe. Math: 2'. ²⁴ On the arch itself is the end of a truncated inscription, the third part of a text which went across all three lights of the window on the arch: ' [Vox in Ra]ma. Mat.2'. ²⁵ White glass with pot light and dark purple, murrey and blue and flashed ruby, with trace-line, matt wash, relieving, sanguine and yellow stain. From Steinfeld, Germany, former Premonstratensian monastery, cloister window VII, 2c, 1528. ²⁶ Top half of woman on capital with part of inscription and adjacent piece of arch repainted; small fragment to left of left capital inserted; modern border at top and bottom and modern infill in top corners; some paint loss next to leads and on putto; many repair leads.
h. 1.07m, w 0.52m
CVMA database images, Carrick Collection, NMR (1980, colour transparencies, CVMA inv. nos. 006917, 006918); B. Haward, NMR BH229_27, 29, 30 (1980, colour transparencies, CVMA inv. nos. 015963, 015964, 015965); Dixon (2009).

3d. St Quirinus stands nimbed and in Roman armour and a long blue cloak facing to dexter in profile with his right hand extended towards a (now missing) donor figure and his left holding a lance with pennant. On the ground to the right of the lance is a shield. On the nimbus is inscribed '[SANCTVS Q]VIRINUS MAR(TYR)'.White glass with pot blue with trace-line, matt wash, relieving, sanguine and yellow stain. From Steinfeld, Germany, former Premonstratensian monastery, cloister window XVI, 1c, 1538. ²⁷ Pennant and shield restored; originally bore nine balls. Small piece at bottom of blue cloak, part of nimbus and all of background and setting new. Some paint loss and a few repair leads.
h. 1.01m, w. 0.51m
CVMA database images, DK (1970–75 col. transparency CVMA inv. no. 011737); Carrick Collection, NMR (1980, colour transparencies, CVMA inv. nos. 006916, 006918); B. Haward, NMR BH229_14 (1980, colour transparency, CVMA inv. no. 015955); Dixon (2009).