Design for Dean Memorial Window, "The Virtuous Woman," First Presbyterian Church of Rutherford, New Jersey. Artist: Frederick Wilson (American (born Ireland) Dublin 1858-1932 Los Angeles, California). Culture: American. Dimensions: Overall: 14 1/16 x 21 15/16 in. (35.7 x 55.8 cm)Other (Design): 6 3/8 x 4 1/8 in. (16.2 x 10.5 cm). Maker: Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company (American, 1892-1902). Date: ca. 1895.In contrast to highly finished watercolor designs, which were readily translated into cartoons, this sketch was almost certainly used as a preliminary draft. The trefoil-topped windows depict scenes from Proverbs 31:10-31, a passage celebrating the ideal woman as a virtuous and industrious mother who is honored by her family. In the left window, the bountiful grape harvest symbolizes the exemplary woman as resourceful and entrepreneurial. The middle scene represents a mother's charity; she doles out bread to a hungry child as the spinning wheel and lamp in the background evoke
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