The Burial of Sarah
detail from Virgin and Child with the Burial of Sarah
Photo © Martin Crampin
about 1860
Single-light window with the seated Virgin and child above, and two figures carrying Sarah to be laid in a tomb, with Abraham behind.
firm/studio: Clayton & Bell
Church of St David, Merthyr Tydfil
south wall of the sanctuary
Given in memory of Sarah Frances Griffith (1828-1860) by her husband John Griffith, the rector of the parish.
Single-light window with the seated Virgin and child above, and two figures carrying Sarah to be laid in a tomb, with Abraham behind.
firm/studio: Clayton & Bell
Church of St David, Merthyr Tydfil
south wall of the sanctuary
Given in memory of Sarah Frances Griffith (1828-1860) by her husband John Griffith, the rector of the parish.
Record added by Martin Crampin. Last updated on 14-04-2016
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- Madonna: Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child in her lap
- Sarah's burial in the cave of Machpelah [Genesis 23:19]
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S. A. Bates, A Guide to the Windows of St David's Parish Church, Merthyr Tydfil (c. 2008).
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Martin Crampin (ed.), Stained Glass in Wales Catalogue, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, Aberystwyth, 2016.
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