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Nativity

Francis Spear (1902–1979)

The Stained Glass Museum

Nativity

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This nativity panel was made and designed by Francis Spear (1902–1979) in 1923. It is thought by the donor of the panel who gave the piece to the museum, that it is a student piece by Spear. In 1923, he graduated from the London Central School of Art and Design which later merged to become Central St Martin's, University Of The Arts, in Industrial Design, with a specialisation in stained glass. In 1922, while still a student, he had become pupil-assistant to the leading English practitioner of stained glass, Martin Travers (1886–1948), and continued to assist him until the Second World War. Spear's style was influenced by Travers' own work.

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Title

Nativity

Date

1923

Medium

stained glass

Measurements

H 45 x W 73 cm

Accession number

ELYGM:2012.4

Acquisition method

gift, 2012

Work type

Stained glass

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

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Francis Spear

1902–1979

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