Rath Church Decorating Service | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

Rath Church Decorating Service

Rath Church Decorating Service | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
View of one of the 14 stations-of-the-cross glass mosaic panels recently installed at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Janesville. In this panel, Christ is seen with his cross and a Roman soldier. The panels were manufactured by the Rath Church Decorating Service in Madison, which claims it to be the first use of glass mosaics in the United States.
DESCRIPTION
View of one of the 14 stations-of-the-cross glass mosaic panels recently installed at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Janesville. In this panel, Christ is seen with his cross and a Roman soldier. The panels were manufactured by the Rath Church Decorating Service in Madison, which claims it to be the first use of glass mosaics in the United States.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:100666
Creation Date: 10 31 1958
Creator Name:Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972
City:Janesville
County:Rock
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Arthur M. Vinje photographs and negatives, circa 1914-circa 1962
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:negative, original
Original Format Number:PH 6442.7150B
Original Dimensions:35 mm
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Published in the Wisconsin State Journal on October 31, 1958. One of fourteen images.
SUBJECTS
Indoor photography
Business enterprises
Church buildings
Glass painting and staining
Mosaics

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