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Baltic Exchange Glass - The Virtue Windows - Fortitude
Stained glass window from the Baltic Exchange building, known as one of the Virtue windows. The virtue of Fortitude represents strength and courage in times of trouble. Here, a cherub presents Fortitude with a sword or mace, a symbol of strength and protection. She is guided through troubled times by the light of the torch that she holds aloft.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA4630.4 |
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| Type: | Stained glass window |
| Display location: | Display - Baltic Glass Gallery |
| Creator: | Forsyth, John Dudley |
| Events: | World War I, 1914-1918 |
| Date made: | 1922 |
| People: | Baltic Exchange, London |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 2140 mm x 1430 mm |
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Baltic Exchange glass (Stained glass window)
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