Frederick W. Cole (1908–1998)

Stained glass designer. Frederick W. Cole designed for William Morris & Co. of Westminster in the 1930s, having joined as an apprentice in 1926. He became their chief designer after the war, when he was invited to re-establish the firm and train new staff. After the firm closed in 1958 he designed for Wippell & Co. until 1961, and then ran his own studio in Fulham until 1971. Cole continued to design windows for Wippell's during and after this period. He designed for Rohlf Studios of Mount Vernon, New York from 1985 until his death.

Archives at the V&A Art & Architecture Archive.

Further reading

Joyce Little, Stained Glass Marks and Monograms (London: National Association of Decorative and Fine Art Societies, 2002), p. 30.

Alan Brooks and Peter Cormack, 'The Artists of the Glass House' The Journal of Stained Glass, vol. xli (2017), 19.

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	Crossing the Red Sea firm/studio: William Morris & Co (Westminster) designer: Frederick W. Cole 1956 St Davids Cathedral, St Davids, Pembrokeshire west end of the south aisle (baptistry)
	Symbols from Revelation firm/studio: William Morris & Co (Westminster) designer: Frederick W. Cole 1956 St Davids Cathedral, St Davids, Pembrokeshire west wall of the north aisle
	The Adoration of the Shepherds and the Magi and Scenes from the Early Life of Christ firm/studio: William Morris & Co (Westminster) designer: Frederick W. Cole 1957 Church of St Mary, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire north wall of the north transept
	Christ Calming the Storm with St Seiriol and St Cybi artist: Frederick W. Cole 1969 Church of St Seiriol, Penmon, Anglesey north wall of the chancel

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