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Hammer and Tongs

Karl Parsons (1884–1934)

The Stained Glass Museum

Hammer and Tongs

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This panel, made c.1920 shows two characters in medieval costume attacking each other. It illustrates a comic poem written by the artist, Karl Parsons (1884–1934). 'O hark to the haut-boys (oboes), give ear to the gongs / That sound for the Tourney of Hammer and Tongs / The clang-tankerous sound to which everyone throngs...' At the age of 15, Parsons became a pupil-apprentice of Christopher Whall (1849–1924), the leading stained-glass artist and teacher of the Arts and Crafts movement. Parsons later taught at both the Royal College of Art and the Central School of Arts and Crafts.

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Title

Hammer and Tongs

Date

c.1920

Medium

stained glass

Measurements

H 270 x W 21 cm

Accession number

ELYGM:1990.6

Acquisition method

gift, 1990

Work type

Stained glass

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South Triforium Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire CB7 4DL England

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Karl Parsons

1884–1934

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