Memorial Antechapel West Windows
- Title:
- Memorial Antechapel West Windows
- Collection:
- Campus Artifacts, Art & Memorabilia
- Location:
- Sage Chapel, Memorial Antechapel, Cornell University
- ID Number:
- artsdb_1922
- Accession Number:
- W84-214.2
- File Name:
- artsdb_1922b.jpg
- Work Type:
- stained glass (visual works)
windows - Materials/Techniques:
- Stained glass
- Subject:
- St. Clara
St. Mary
St. Lucia
White, Mary A. D. (1836-1887)
Yale, Elihu, 1649-1721
Bodley, Thomas, Sir, 1545-1613
McGraw, John, 1815-1877 - Image View Type:
- General
- Image View Description:
- Front View
- Description:
- West windows, south to north: St. Clara. [Founded Order of Franciscan Nuns 1253]. St. Mary. St. Lucia. [Virgin and martyr of Syracuse, her festival is celebrated December 13. She is supposed to have lived during the reign of Diocletian (284-305)]. Inscribed on the glass below these 3 figures: "In loving memory of Mary A. D. White born Feb. 10, 1836, died June 8, 1887. Her children up and call her blessed. Her husband also praises her." (Andrew D. White's first wife). Elihu Yale 1718. [(1649-1721) patron of Yale College]. Sir Thomas Bodley 1598. [(1545-1613) founder of the Bodleian Library at Oxford c. 1598, practically the earliest public library in Europe]. John McGraw 1871. [(1815-1877) benefactor of Cornell University]. Inscribed on the glass below these 3 figures: " In memory of John McGraw this window is erected by the trustees of Cornell University. 1883."
- Repository:
- Cornell University
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The content in the Campus Artifacts, Art & Memorabilia Collection is protected by copyright, and the copyright holders are Cornell University Library and the Cornell Association of Professors Emeritus. This collection was created by Cornell University Library in 2010, with funding from a Digital Collections in Arts and Sciences Grant to Howard Howland. Cornell is providing access to the materials for research and personal use. The written permission of any copyright and other rights holders is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use that extends beyond what is authorized by fair use and other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item. Please contact the Cornell Association of Professors Emeritus at cape@cornell.edu for more information about this collection, or to request permission to use these images.