Updated:
September
6,
2005
 hroughout
the Mission Inn are beautiful
examples of stained glass windows. Stained
glass windows are usually made
of pieces of colored glass cut
into various shapes to make pictures
or patterns. The
pieces of glass are held together
with strips of lead. The Tiffany
windows in the St. Francis Chapel
are considered the finest examples
of the art of stained glass found
in the hotel. There
are over 100 stained glass windows
in the hotel. Other stained glass
windows are in the Cloister Music
Room, the St. Cecilia Chapel,
and the Spanish Art Gallery.
Apparently
not all
the stained
glass planned
or considered
for the
Mission Inn
was ever
made. The
picture
here
is
attributed
to
artist
William
Sharp. Sharp
created
numerous
designs
and
art
for
Mission
Inn
owner
Frank
Miller. In
this
three-panel
design
St.
Francis
is
shown
with
his
right
arm
reaching
toward
the
sky
with
a
large
dog
at
his
feet. To
his left
are two
fish and
to his
right, is
a single
engine plane.
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