Charlestown, St Paul
South transept south 2
Entries in grey are not obtained from documentary evidence, but are inferred from content, context, etc.
- Date of manufacture and insertion
- Number of lights
- 1
- Maker
- Mayer of London and Munich
- Main subject
- Christ as the light of the world
- Tracery subject
- St Luke emblem in trefoil above and
- Subject type
- Figurative historical
- Donor
- Elizabeth Luke, wife of dedicatee
- Dedicatee
- William Luke of Charlestown, merchant and shipowner, died aged 52
- Notes
Behold I stand at the door ()
To the glory of God and in memory of William Luke of this parish who died aged 52 years these windows are erected by his widow Elizabeth Luke
Christ stands at the overgrown door, knocking on it with his right hand, a lamp hanging from his left hand. The design is from the painting
‘The Light of the World’ by Holman Hunt and depicts the passage in
Behold, I stand at the door, and knock … .
Inscription at the base of the window, continued from the base of .
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