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Fragments in Forest Lawn

Six lots of individual pieces of glass survive, in addition to the leaded panels already catalogued. These lots, nos. FL 1-6 comprise nearly five hundred pieces of glass, most of which come from windows that did not survive the fire at Forest Lawn.

Fragments from ten lancets, can be detected in the surviving debris. With careful examination a few parts may yet be reconstructed to give some idea of their original appearance.

Illustrated here are the lost windows as they appear in the Hearst catalogue, paired to the surviving fragments. Since the windows were not catalogued recently, the Hearst number is given.

Jesse Sleeping at the Base of the Tree
541.10
Jesse Sleeping at the Base of the Tree
Before (541-10)
Jesse Sleeping at the Base of the Tree
Germany, Boppard-am-Rhein, Carmelite Church
1445
53.3 x 202 (21 x 80 3/4)
Jesse’s beard survives
Provenance: Count Hermann Pückler, Muskau, Germany; Count Pückler-Branitz; Friedrich Spitzer, Paris; A. Seligmann, Rey & Co., New York, to 13 June 1910; William Randolph Hearst, Los Angeles, to 1954
541-10

Saint James the Great, Saint Norbert and Saint Gerhart
Before (540-7, 8, 9)
Inscription on Saint James the Great, Saint Norbert and Saint Gerhart
540-7, 8, 9
Saint James the Great, Saint Norbert and Saint Gerhart
Germany, Boppard-am-Rhein, Carmelite Church
1440-1446
Inscription: ora pro me sactus Iacobus (Donor)
325.7 x 74.3 (128 x 29 1/4) each
The inscription and some ornament survive
Provenance: Count Hermann Pückler, Muskau, Germany; Count Pückler-Branitz; Friedrich Spitzer, Paris; Caspar Bourgeois, Paris; A. Seligmann, Rey & Co., New York; William Randolph Hearst, to 1954
540-7, 8, 9

Fragment from God the Father Surrounded by Angels

God the Father Surrounded by Angels
Before (459-4)
God the Father surrounded by Angels
France
15th century
185.4 x 80 (73 x 31 1/2)
Head of angel, upper right survives
Provenance: Lucien Demotte, Paris, to 13 September 1930; William Randolph Hearst, Los Angeles, to 1954
459-4
 
Fragment from The Annunciation
The Annunciation
Before (99-32)
The Annunciation
France
c. 1475
Inscription: AVE M/ a grat/plen (on angel’s staff)
174 x 68.6 (68 1/2 x 27 1/4)
Most of the base of the niche including the knees and skirt of the Virgin survives as a fragment, as well as pieces of the angel’s robe and the canopy
Provenance: Musée van Stolk, Haarlem, Netherlands; A. Seligmann, Rey & Co., New York, to 2 January 1928; William Randolph Hearst, Los Angeles, to 1954
99-32

Fragment from Saint Christopher carrying the Christ Child

Saint Christopher carrying the Christ Child and Saint Roch fed by his dog
Before (1017-28, 29)
Saint Christopher carrying the Christ Child and Saint Roch fed by his dog
France, Bourg (Lyonnaise), Notre-Dame (?) or Le Bourget (Savoie)
1497
Inscriptions: time/deu (several times repeated); idem dus/anthus/antqut de/ dit 1497 (next to arms)
149.8 x 55 (59 x 21 5/8) each
Saint Roch’s head and some ornament survive
Provenance: G.M.E. D’Acquin, Paris, to 7 October 1913; William Randolph Hearst, Los Angeles, to 1954
1017-28, 29

Fragment of Kneeling figure of Saint Louis

Kneeling figure of Saint Louis
Before (611-253)
Kneeling Figure of Saint Louis
Franco-Flemish
c. 1500
116.9 x 88.3 (46 3/4 X 34 3/4)
Several fragments including a head, part of a figure, and a dog, curled up, asleep, survive
No provenance in records, vol.III. William Randolph Hearst, Los Angeles, through 30 November 1943
611-253

Fragment from The Tree of Jesse

The Tree of Jesse
Before (459-17)
The Tree of Jesse
France, northern
c. 1520
Inscription: Jesse/David/lozaphet
424.1 x 71.1 (167 X 28)
David’s harp and hands, the head of the Virgin, and many other pieces survive
Provenance: Lucien Demotte, Paris, to 13 September 1930; William Randolph Hearst, Los Angeles, to 1954
459-17
Fragments from the Tree of Jesse