Veronica Whall
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Veronica Whall was a British
stained glass
artist, the daughter of Christopher Whall
, a leader of the Arts & Crafts Movement in stained glass
. At the age of 13 she had drawn part of a window for Gloucester Cathedral
and she went on to become a successful stained glass artist and a director of Whall & Whall Ltd in London. Most of her works outside the United Kingdom are to be found in New Zealand
. She was an expert in the use of Priors Slab glass which is of uneven texture and often has a variety of colours in one piece. Her four windows in the Nurses' Memorial Chapel, Christchurch
use this material to great effect and are richly coloured. She created 72 windows for King Arthur's Great Hall, Tintagel
(opened in 1933).
United Kingdom
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stained glass
Stained glass
The term stained glass can refer to coloured glass as a material or to works produced from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant buildings...
artist, the daughter of Christopher Whall
Christopher Whall
Christopher Whitworth Whall was an English stained glass artist who worked from 1897 into the 20th century.He was an important member of the Arts and Crafts Movement, who became a leading designer of stained glass. His most important work is the glass for the Lady Chapel in Gloucester Cathedral...
, a leader of the Arts & Crafts Movement in stained glass
Stained glass
The term stained glass can refer to coloured glass as a material or to works produced from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant buildings...
. At the age of 13 she had drawn part of a window for Gloucester Cathedral
Gloucester Cathedral
Gloucester Cathedral, or the Cathedral Church of St Peter and the Holy and Indivisible Trinity, in Gloucester, England, stands in the north of the city near the river. It originated in 678 or 679 with the foundation of an abbey dedicated to Saint Peter .-Foundations:The foundations of the present...
and she went on to become a successful stained glass artist and a director of Whall & Whall Ltd in London. Most of her works outside the United Kingdom are to be found in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. She was an expert in the use of Priors Slab glass which is of uneven texture and often has a variety of colours in one piece. Her four windows in the Nurses' Memorial Chapel, Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
use this material to great effect and are richly coloured. She created 72 windows for King Arthur's Great Hall, Tintagel
Tintagel
Tintagel is a civil parish and village situated on the Atlantic coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom. The population of the parish is 1,820 people, and the area of the parish is ....
(opened in 1933).
See also
- Stained glassStained glassThe term stained glass can refer to coloured glass as a material or to works produced from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant buildings...
- Stained glass - British glass, 1811-1918
- Edwardian Era
- AestheticismAestheticismAestheticism was a 19th century European art movement that emphasized aesthetic values more than socio-political themes for literature, fine art, the decorative arts, and interior design...