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'The Sower' is a popular subject, taken from the parable about the spreading of God's Word as told by Jesus. Medieval depictions of the parable are to be found in stained glass windows in Canterbury Cathedral, and the subject was once again popular in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries when stained glass was revived. The horizontal format of this window is unusual in stained glass. Streaky glass has been used to give a colourful appearance. A large border runs around the window with a vine bearing fruit, and an inscription to a former Mayor of Oxford and his mother. William Morris and Company of Westminster Ltd, not to be confused with the well-known firm of the same name, were a large family-run stained glass firm active in the late nineteenth century.
Title
The Sower
Date
1932
Medium
stained glass
Measurements
H 150 x W 189 cm
Accession number
ELYGM:1974.1.2
Acquisition method
gift, 1974
Work type
Stained glass
