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THE PRIVATE CHAPEL
WYNYARD PARK
Lots 566-568 were almost certainly designed and executed by the architect and craftsman Henry Wilson (1864-1934). Beginning in 1903, Wilson carried out a three-year decoration project of the chapel and monument room at Wynyard Park, co. Durham for Charles Stewart Vane- Tempest-Stewart, 6th Marquess of Londonderry (1852-1915) and Theresa, Marchioness of Londonderry. The project at Wynyard was just one of his many architectural schemes, which also included the redecoration of St Bartholomew’s Church, Brighton (1898), the library at Welbeck Abbey (1889–96) and a bronze and silver pulpit for Ripon Cathedral (1913).
Wilson was a leading figure in the Arts and Crafts movement. In his obituary, contemporary William Morris described Wilson’s calm and intellectual approach to design and making. Wilson’s training in architecture, sculpture and painting combined with a knowledge of metalworking, embodied the multi-disciplined approach to the Arts and Crafts movement. Together with C.R. Ashbee, Wilson applied the premise of the Arts & Crafts movement to liturgical silver, reigniting an interest in craftsmanship in church plate. His 1912 book, Silverwork and Jewellery, An Introduction to Students and Workers in Metal, is still popular with apprentices in the field today.
AN ARTS AND CRAFTS HARDSTONE-MOUNTED ENAMELLED SILVER CHALICE AND PATEN
ATTRIBUTED TO HENRY WILSON, UNMARKED, CIRCA 1904
Details
AN ARTS AND CRAFTS HARDSTONE-MOUNTED ENAMELLED SILVER CHALICE AND PATEN
ATTRIBUTED TO HENRY WILSON, UNMARKED, CIRCA 1904
The chalice on spreading shaped circular domed base with eight feet, the openwork stem with four rock crystal columns surrounding the Paschal Lamb encircled by panels of green and blue translucent enamel, with plain bowl above, the base chased with stylised trees, the plain paten engraved with inscription
10.1/8 in. (25.2 cm.) high; the paten 5.1/4 in. (13.4 cm.) diameter
The inscription on the paten reads, 'TO THE / GLORY OF GOD/FOR USE IN / WYNYARD CHAPEL / AND IN AFFECTIONATE / MEMORY OF GEORGE / HENRY VTH MARQUIS / OF LONDONDERRY / THE GIFT OF / HENRY JOHN VANE / TEMPEST / CHRISTMAS 1904'.
ATTRIBUTED TO HENRY WILSON, UNMARKED, CIRCA 1904
The chalice on spreading shaped circular domed base with eight feet, the openwork stem with four rock crystal columns surrounding the Paschal Lamb encircled by panels of green and blue translucent enamel, with plain bowl above, the base chased with stylised trees, the plain paten engraved with inscription
10.1/8 in. (25.2 cm.) high; the paten 5.1/4 in. (13.4 cm.) diameter
The inscription on the paten reads, 'TO THE / GLORY OF GOD/FOR USE IN / WYNYARD CHAPEL / AND IN AFFECTIONATE / MEMORY OF GEORGE / HENRY VTH MARQUIS / OF LONDONDERRY / THE GIFT OF / HENRY JOHN VANE / TEMPEST / CHRISTMAS 1904'.
Provenance
Charles Stewart Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 6th Marquess of
Londonderry (1852-1915) or Theresa Susey Helen, Marchioness of
Londonderry (1856-1919) and by descent.
Londonderry (1852-1915) or Theresa Susey Helen, Marchioness of
Londonderry (1856-1919) and by descent.
Literature
Probably, Wynyard Park inventory, 1956, p. 97, chapel.
Wynyard Park inventory, 1965, vol. i, p. 61, chapel.
Wynyard Park inventory, 1965, vol. i, p. 61, chapel.
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