Lion Door Knocker

1998
Circular panel suggestive of a medieval doorknocker with a feline face, in yellows and browns.

type: glass
size: 51 cm (diameter)
technique: leaded, painted, stained

artist: Sheila Douglas

Swansea College of Art, Swansea

M/SCA/FLP/307
Painted with glass paint and silver stain on float glass and antique glass.

It was based on the sanctuary door knocker of Durham Cathedral.

Record added by Martin Crampin and Christian Ryan. Last updated on 16-05-2025
image © University of Wales Trinity St David, photo Martin Crampin

Subject(s)

lion

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Martin Crampin (ed.), Swansea Stained Glass Archive Catalogue, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, Aberystwyth, 2025. (record added by Martin Crampin and Christian Ryan)
https://stainedglass.delweddau.cymru/object/5649 (accessed 4 June 2025)

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