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<blockquote data-quote="wingsandsword" data-source="post: 7575648" data-attributes="member: 14159"><p>I really don't think it's simply an artistic embellishment. Virtually everything else known in that window has some significance.</p><p></p><p>Every other item has some specific symbolism or meaning, from the arms of the Diocese in one place, to the 4 authors of the Gospels, to various panes referencing specific Bible verses, to the use of maple leaves for decoration because the artist was Canadian. </p><p></p><p>The artist included a rather extensive description of the window that lists the symbolism and meaning of everything there. . .with the apparent exception of that coat of arms buried in the lower right hand window.</p><p></p><p>I wondered if it's something of an artists signature, like the arms might be affiliated with the artist. . .but the arms themselves are an impalement of what seems to be something tied to the British royal family (the dexter/right side) and something religious (the sinister/left side), so it would be odd heraldic symbolism for a company or any artist in North America.</p><p></p><p>The window was made by the G.C. Riordon Company, now BeauVerre Riordan, and in looking at other similar stained glass windows made by that company and haven't found that set of arms hidden anywhere in other windows they did.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wingsandsword, post: 7575648, member: 14159"] I really don't think it's simply an artistic embellishment. Virtually everything else known in that window has some significance. Every other item has some specific symbolism or meaning, from the arms of the Diocese in one place, to the 4 authors of the Gospels, to various panes referencing specific Bible verses, to the use of maple leaves for decoration because the artist was Canadian. The artist included a rather extensive description of the window that lists the symbolism and meaning of everything there. . .with the apparent exception of that coat of arms buried in the lower right hand window. I wondered if it's something of an artists signature, like the arms might be affiliated with the artist. . .but the arms themselves are an impalement of what seems to be something tied to the British royal family (the dexter/right side) and something religious (the sinister/left side), so it would be odd heraldic symbolism for a company or any artist in North America. The window was made by the G.C. Riordon Company, now BeauVerre Riordan, and in looking at other similar stained glass windows made by that company and haven't found that set of arms hidden anywhere in other windows they did. [/QUOTE]
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