St Michael Penkevil, St Michael
e1. Chancel east
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
- Morris, William & Co
- Main subject
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3a. Three angels in adoration 3b. Angels holding sun and moon 3c. Three angels in adoration 2a. Three Marys at the Crucifixion (BJ 196) 2b. (BJ 126b) 2c. John the Evangelist, Joseph of Arimathaea and Nicodemus at the Crucifixion (BJ 197) 1a. (WM 175a original) 1b. (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
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- Replaces earlier 1854 window (widow of Nain) moved to
- The contest between the archangel Michael and Satan for the body of Moses, as told in , 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, , b.
- Image of window
Window in memory of George Henry Boscawen, 2nd Earl of Falmouth and 5th Viscount Falmouth
The main scenes.
3a, 3c. Angels in adoration.
3b. Two angels, one holding the sun (sol) and the other the moon (luna).
2a. The three Marys at the Crucifixion.
2b. The death of Christ on the cross.
2c. John the Evangelist, Joseph of Arimathaea and Nicodemus at the Crucifixion.
2a. The three Marys at the Crucifixion. In the centre is the Blessed Virgin Mary, fainting at the sight of Christ on the cross. She is supported by, on the left, Mary Cleophas and, on the right, Mary Magdalene.
2c. The Crucifixion. In the centre is John the Evangelist, and on the left is Joseph of Arimathaea, holding a pot of ointment with which to anoint Christ’s body. On the right is Nicodemus the Pharisee.
The archangel Michael. In 1a he contests with Satan, and in 1c he fights the dragon.
1a. The contest of the archangel Michael and Satan for the body of Moses, lying just behind them, on Mount Nebo ()