St. Mary's Stained Glass
A little history - Early in 1909, the art windows were in place. These windows are in the style known as American opalescent drapery glass. They are neither very costly or elaborate, as far as windows go; but they furnish a fair idea of what American inventive genius can accomplish in decorative leaded glass, both in design and fabric, either in simple effect or pictorial creations. This school owes its origin to John La Farge. With the exception of the flesh colors, no pigments or enamels are used; but the figures and designs are composed entirely of stained glass of every shade conceivable, used in pieces as small as the top of a pencil, up to pieces of several inches in diameter and length. They may be called a mosaic in opalescent glass. The shading is obtained by the careful selection of glass required, draping lines or thicknesses, often, by the use of two or several layers of different shades. This use of several layers of glass even in the painted flesh parts, gives the figures a depth and brilliancy not often found in the flat painted or stained glass. The lead joining that surrounds so many small pieces is so fine and nearly invisible that it does not oppress by its black lines.
There are fifteen large windows; eight containing full length figures, representing the following subjects:
There are fifteen large windows; eight containing full length figures, representing the following subjects:
- Our Lord in Gethsemane
- The Resurrection
- The Annunciation
- The Assumption
- Christ Calling St. Peter
- Christ Commissioning St. Peter
- The Prodigal's return
- The Apparition of the Sacred heart
- Sts. Matthew, Mark, Luke and john
- The 4 Doctors of the Church - St. Gregory the Great, St. Ambrose, St. Augustine, and St. Jerome
- St. Theresa, St. Catherine of Sienna, St. Agnes of rome and St. Rose of Lima
- In the rose window, St. Cecilia, the patroness of music occupies on circle.
