Friday, April 5, 2013

I never got hooked up in Florida to tell bout some of our trips.  We visited the Morse Museum of Tiffany glass in Winter Park, Florida. this has the most complete collection of works by Louis Comfort Tiffany1848-1933.  The collection includes many of the objets from his LOng Island home, Laurelton Hall. the home burned in 1957and all of the stained glass would have been lost except for the efforts of Hugh and JEannette McKean who rescued works from the hall and brought them to florida.
the marvelous stained glass panels from the home are displayed as in the home.  Each room was an awesome sight and I would go again tomorrow if I had a chance.

Then we visited the Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of theUniverse which is a sight of more stained glass.  Each window depicts scenes from the Bible as do the bronze door panels A bronze of young Jesus learning carpentry at the feet of Joseph took Tom's breath away.

I have no photos because you couldn't take them in the museum and I forgot the camera when we went to the church.

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