Willement, Thomas, 1786-1871 (stained glass and heraldic artist)
Dates
- Existence: 1786 - 1871
Biography
Thomas Willement (1786-1871), stained glass and heraldic artist and antiquary, was baptized at St Marylebone Church, Marylebone, Middlesex, on 15 August 1786. Willement was pre-eminent among a small group of stained-glass artists, who, in the early nineteenth century, utilized the medieval method of making a stained-glass window from separate pieces of coloured glass bound together with lead strips, rather than, as with eighteenth-century artists, using coloured enamels to paint pictures on glass. He died on 10 March 1871 at Davington Priory.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Hengrave Hall: letter and account for a roundel of glass 'containing the arms of Qn. Catherine of Arragon', 1825
Letter to J.G. Nichols., 1845
Booksellers' correspondence collected from various sources, including many letters to John Bowyer Nichols (1779-1863) and his son John Gough Nichols (1806-73), booksellers and publishers, both concerned with the Gentleman's Magazine. Other letters are addressed to the firm of Cadell & Davies.
Thomas Willement: Letter to unidentified correspondent
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.