This gorgeous hand-painted stained glass triptych was likely made during the 1800's or as early as the 1500's, most likely in France (but possibly Spain).
Each section has three individual panels. The measurements of the sections and panels are below:
Triptych sections: 27.75 x 102 x 2.5
Top panel: 33
Middle panel: 35
Bottom panel: 33
The intact glass features hand painted French and Latin religious phrases, along with several pieces of religious iconography. These circular painted religious pieces are surrounded by a serpent-like feline creature and blue glass. The panels swing open in the middle, pictured. These were originally displayed in a Catholic Church, although we salvaged them from a private collector in Bellingham.
The leftmost section is the most intact; it is missing one of the circular center pieces, but otherwise is intact. The middle one is missing a substantial amount of glass, with the two top panels missing 100% of their glass. The bottom has one section intact, the other is missing the center piece and the bottom right corner. The rightmost section is missing all the glass from the bottom panel, along with about half of the top; the middle section is intact.
Don't let the missing glass dissuade you; roughly 2/3rds of the glass is intact, and considering its age, that's incredible.
The intact phrases are translated below for your convenience.
La charite de Jusus crucifi nous presse: French, "For the love of Christ compels us"
Stella Matutina: Latin, "Morning Star"
Cor Jesu: Latin, "Heart of Jesus"
Sanguis Christi: Latin, "Blood of Christ"
La Priere tout obtient: French, "Prayer gets everything "
La Charite de Jesus crucifie mepresse: French, "The love of Christ crucified impels me/urges me on"
Domus aurea: Latin, "Golden house"
In cruce vita in cruce salus: Latin, "In the Cross is life, in the Cross is salvation"
Pius pelianus: Latin, "Pious Pelican"
Some of the phrases hint to a connection to the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, a society of apostolic life for women in the Catholic Church, founded in 1633 in Paris, France. However, we cannot confirm this as some of the phrases are fairly general to Catholicism.
Please reach out with any questions about this awesome piece! You can contact us here at the Seattle Earthwise store at 206-624-4510.
Location: Earthwise Seattle
3447 4th Ave S
Seattle, Wa 98134
(206) 624-4510
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