UNUSUAL ALTAR PIECE.—The altar piece at St. Thomas' Church has several unorthodox feature*. The background shows the silhouette of Rangitoto, painted in purple, and the three $ets of figures — the Virgin and the Child, St. Thomas and the martyr kmg (Charles I.) — are framed in Gothic arches, formed by punga ferns. A Maori design is worked into the base of the picture.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 42, 19 February 1937, Page 5
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62UNUSUAL ALTAR PIECE.—The altar piece at St. Thomas' Church has several unorthodox feature*. The background shows the silhouette of Rangitoto, painted in purple, and the three $ets of figures—the Virgin and the Child, St. Thomas and the martyr kmg (Charles I.)—are framed in Gothic arches, formed by punga ferns. A Maori design is worked into the base of the picture. Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 42, 19 February 1937, Page 5
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