Collection: Watercolours of stained glass by Elsie Matley Moore

Description

This collection contains 63 watercolour paintings of medieval stained glass recorded by Elsie Matley Moore between 1935 and 1957. Each drawing is annotated and some are accompanied by photographs and index cards.

The location of the stained glass includes churches in Herefordshire, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire, and Worcestershire. There are also examples from Tewkesbury Abbey, Wells Cathedral, Ely Cathedral, Hailes Abbey, and Great and Little Malvern Priories.

This is an important early record of medieval stained glass. Many of the paintings were exhibited at Worcester Cathedral in 1943 and Coventry Herbert Art Gallery in 1951.

An article relating to Elsie Matley Moore and her work can be found in issue 72 of Vidimus, an online magazine relating to medieval stained glass: http://vidimus.org/issues/issue-72/feature/

Archival History

The main collection was acquired by the NMR in 2010. Two additional artworks came to light in 2013 and were attributed to Elsie Matley Moore by Roger Rosewell.

Elsie Matley Moore FSA (?1901-1985) was an acknowledged expert in stained glass. She was a recorder and conservator of stained glass, wall hangings, wall paintings and church monuments.

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