2c.
John the Evangelist, Joseph of Arimathaea and Nicodemus at the Crucifixion
(BJ 197)
1a.
The contest of the archangel Michael and Satan for the body of Moses on Mount Nebo
(WM 175a original)
1b.
The Archangel Michael
(WM 55 original)
1c.
The archangel Michael fighting the dragon
(BJ 52)
Tracery subject
Decorative trefoils - in centre set in wheel
Donor
Anne Frances, Countess Falmouth,
daughter of Henry Bankes, MP,
wife of Edward, 1st Earl of Falmouth and
4th Viscount Falmouth,
mother of dedicatee,
died .
Dedicatee
George Henry Boscawen,
2nd Earl of Falmouth and
5th Viscount Falmouth,
died .
Notes
Death of dedicatee,
Morning Post p 5,
Royal Cornwall Gazette p 4.
The contest between the archangel Michael and Satan for the body of Moses,
as told in
Jude 1:9,
which is the subject of
1a,
is an unusual piece of iconology. The only other instance known in Cornwall
is in St Michael’s Mount,
Chancel east,
b.