St Ives, St Ia the Virgin
South aisle 1
Entries in grey are not obtained from documentary evidence, but are inferred from content, context, etc.
- Date of manufacture and insertion
- Number of lights
- 3
- Maker
- Fouracre & Watson
- Main subject
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2a. 2b. 2c. 1a. 1b. 1c. - Tracery subject
- Four angels, two with scrolls
- Subject type
- Figurative historical
- Donor
- John Tremearne, Matilda Tremearne and Frances Tremearne, children of dedicatees
- Dedicatee
- John Newman Tremearne, died , and his wife Matilda Tremearne, died .
- Designs
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- Miraculous Draught of Fishes (1c. Miraculous Draught of Fishes)
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- . Charlestown, St Paul, South aisle 4. Miraculous Draught of Fishes.
- Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary (BVM standing, Gabriel kneeling) (1b. Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary)
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- . Widecombe in the Moor, St Pancras, South aisle east. 1b. Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
- Christ’s commission to Peter (both Christ’s arms outstretched) (1a. Christ’s commission to Peter)
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- . Redruth, St Euny, Chancel east. c. Christ’s commission to Peter.
- Notes
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- Obituary of John Newman Tremearne .
- Death of Matilda Tremearne .
- Insertion date in inscription of window is .
- Insertion, dedicatees
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Location is
to the right of the door from St. Andrew’s Street.
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(no date given, probably ).
A 3-light Window, in memory of John Newman and Matilda Tremeane [sic], erected by their children: subjects—S. Ia, S. Sennen (Bp.), and S. Sennen [sic] (Fisherman); illustrated by subjects from the Gospels.
- Maker from church visit described in , .
- Maker from Peter, Thurstan C, Notes on the Church of St Ives, Journal of the Royal Institution of Cornwall, Volume (–) p 262, 1906, Truro, Oscar Blackford.
- Brief mention of window in Baring-Gould, S, Fisher, J. The Lives of the British Saints, Vol , p 269, London, , The Honorable Society of Cymmrodorion.
To the Glory of God and in loving memory of John Newman Tremearne and Matilda his wife this window is erected as a token of affection by their children John Matilda and Frances .
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Tracery.
The angels on the left and right
(A1, A2)
hold banners on which is written
Holy Holy Holy.
The angels’ wings are wrapped around their nimbi.
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S Sennen
2a. St Sennen vested as a bishop, with a crozier in his left hand and wearing a mitre. In his right hand he holds a book. Various figures are shown on his elaborately decorated episcopal vestments, at least one having a nimbus. The partially visible scene across his left shoulder appears to be part of St Catherine’s wheel. (Baring-Gould, S, Fisher, J. The Lives of the British Saints, Vol , p 182, London, , The Honorable Society of Cymmrodorion).
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1a.
Christ’s commission to Peter. He asks Peter
Lovest thou me more than these?
()
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S Ia
2b. St Ia the Virgin, the patronal saint of the church, holding some lilies in her right hand, probably an allusion to the Blessed Virgin Mary shown in the predella below. The church has a matching pair of prayer desks, made by Violet Pinwill. On the end of one is a carving of St Ia and, on the other, a carving of the Blessed Virgin Mary and infant Jesus.
St Ia was reputedly the sister of the brothers SS Erca and Uny (Baring-Gould, S, Fisher, J. The Lives of the British Saints, Vol , p 268, London, , The Honorable Society of Cymmrodorion), shown in .
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1b. The Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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S Levan
2c. St Levan, with a fishing net over his left arm, an allusion to the Miraculous Draught of Fishes shown in the predella below. (Baring-Gould, S, Fisher, J. The Lives of the British Saints, Vol , p 349, London, , The Honorable Society of Cymmrodorion).
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1c. The Miraculous Draught of Fishes.
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Inscription running across the base of all three lights.
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