John LaFarge American (1835-1910) monumental painted leaded glass window. Titled "Welcoming Spring" . Please note this rare window is being offered for sale for the First Time.
Dimensions: W 51" by H 85"
Provenance: This Window belongs to the grand daughter of the original owner. This window was originally installed at :
505 South Queen Street, Martinsburg, West Virginia.
The home was built in the period of 1890's to early 1900, when large and grand homes were being constructed along Queen street. The Stained Glass Window was incorporated and placed between the first and second grand staircase.
George Meade Bowers was developing the city, and since it was less 100 miles away from Washington DC., other Congressmen and Senators followed suite.
From the Berkeley County Historical Society, we have learnt that John LaFarge was in Martinsburg and designed a window for a Mausoleum in either the Old Norborne, or Old Greenhill Cemetery and also the windows of Calvari Methodist Church. The owner says that her grand father George Katz purchased the house ( The Bowerleigh ) from George Meade Bowers and lived there until the late 1960's. The owner was raised there and lived in town.
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