St Werburgh
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Litany Desk – Photograph (PWDRO 116/44); 1938
This litany desk bears charming carvings related to the legends associated with St Werburgh. On the side, the saint herself is shown with geese, while on the cross-bar are three fish and more geese. These geese are depicted within a fenced enclosure, in an exacy copy of a pilgrim badge held at the British Museum, even down to the pin used to affix it. This is a wonderful example of the lengths to which Violet Pinwill went in order to present authentic images in her work.
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The desk is in memory of the Revd Anyon Herbert Duxbury, vicar of Wembury 1923-36. A faculty for the litany desk was granted in 1938 (PWDRO 729/70).
Sources
PWDRO 116/44 Photograph. Wembury. Litany Desk.
PWDRO 729/70 Faculty. Wembury. Litany Desk.