St. John on Patmos

The iconography is of St. John in exile on the island of Patmos because of persecution by the Roman Emperor Domitian. Depicted the evangelist rocky landscapes standing with a pen in hand and gazing into the heaven as he receives from God the Kaleidoscopic apocalyptical vision of numerology and strange beasts that will become the book of revelation. At the feet of the apostle the artist has placed an eagle, the symbol for St. John. Sources: PRGS Archive, Trinity Episcopal Church

Historical Context

The unusual colors and notable delicacy of its drawing increase the likelihood of its attribution to the hand of a female designer at the Lamb studios, Katherine Lamb Tait. Given in memory of Bethia Richardson Liddell Young (1842-1921) and Amelia Roper Young Carpenter (1870-1951), Given by Margaret Young in 1955. Window was evaluated and restored by the Pearl River Glass Conservatory in 2007. Sources: PRGS Archive, Trinity Episcopal Church