Item KNO/24/1263 - Angel appearing to St Giles, South Aisle, St Michael's Spurriergate

Identity area

Reference code

KNO/24/1263

Title

Angel appearing to St Giles, South Aisle, St Michael's Spurriergate

Date(s)

  • c.1900 (Creation)

Level of description

Item

Extent and medium

1 item

Context area

Name of creator

(1881-1961)

Biographical history

John Alder Knowles was born in 1881, the eldest son of stained glass painter and restorer John Ward Knowles.

In 1903, Knowles travelled to Toronto, Canada, and then to Minneapolis, where he spent the next nine years working at the Ford Brothers stainedread more

Name of creator

(c.1861-1970s)

Administrative history

The exact start date of the business is unknown but it is thought that it began around 1861.

Name of creator

(1838-1931)

Biographical history

John Ward Knowles was born in 1838. He left school at the age of 12.

Following a visit to the Great Exhibition in London with his father in 1851, Knowles enrolled at the newly opened School of Design in York. He continued there as a pupil until 1854,read more

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Depicting a winged figure. Medieval.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Open

Material is available subject to the usual terms and conditions of access to Archives and Local History collections.

Conditions governing reproduction

Images are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.

Language of material

  • English