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Marc-James Collection
The Marc-James Collection began in 1982.
James F. Neal and Marc R. Belair
merged two small collections into a single
one. Each partner had different interests
in the Decorative Arts. Over the following
decades the combined collections
expanded in size and scope. They formed what is
today a rather extensive representation
of European Art and History beginning in the
early 12th Century.
The Miniatures
A detail of the
Angus Dei Roundel,
circa 1875. This window is currently mounted in the dinning area
of the Alison Eliason Library. This window originally hung in the Convent of Mission San Jose in California
and was removed during the Vatican II period.
Multi-hued Victorian window with a kiln-fired roundel Circa 1880,of a
bird in flight and dogwood branches.
Close up of the same window
Two views of some of the ecclesiastical collection as displayed in the
Upper Bedroom of Marc-James Manor.
A grouping of impressive stained glass windows formerly in
Marc-James Manor Solarium. The two large windows are now
displayed at
Park Davidson, the Estate of Edward Davidson.The two transom windows
remain in the Marc-James collection. They originally were housed in the chapel
at St. Patrick's Seminary in Menlo Park, CA and were removed following
the destruction of the chapel
in the San Francisco Earthquake in 1906.
A pair of transom windows in original bronze framing from St. Patrick's
Seminary, Menlo Park, CA.
These windows were salvaged from the main chapel after the 1906 earthquake
severely damaged
the structure. They date from around 1885.
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