The angelic figure clothed in blue dalmatic, and holding flowering lilies suggests the Angel of Annunciation (Gabriel)         The right hand is raised in a gesture of blessing         Above is the six-pointed Star of the Creator         The Memorial Inscription at the base reads: 1844 Sidney M. Hedges 1924 1846 Anna M. Hedges 1926   -- Walter G. Ball

 

DESIGNER: Walter G. Ball ARCHITECT: Cram and Ferguson DEDICATED: October 31, 1926 DONOR: The Daughters (Mrs. Baylor, Mrs. Eastwick, Mrs. Tillinghast) EXPOSURE: East  LOCATION: Resting Chapel SIGHT SIZE: 73.5" X 19.5" HEIGHT FROM FLOOR: 7'4" VENTILATORS: None PRICE: $300 NOTES: Walter G. Ball worked in Harry E. Goodhue's Cambridge studio; had his own studio at 2 Palmer Street, Cambridge, 1915-18; was a partner in Ball and Burnham, 1918-20; was a partner in Phipps-Ball-Burnham Co., 1920-22; and in 1923, was associated with the Colonial Stained Glass Works (The Colonial Stained Glass Works, fabricator of this window, was established in 1889 at 161 High Street, Boston; relocated at 167 Oliver Street, Boston, 1920-21; and in 1922, moved to 64 Stanhope Street, Boston). The contract for The Hedges Window was signed May 21, 1926, and called for "the design, fabrication, and installation of a Resurrection Window". The description of this window was done by Charles J. Connick.