Jesse trees – like the one in the window high above the front doors of Harkness Chapel – are traditionally associated with Advent.Why? Because they show Christ’s lineage from Jesse, King David’s father, in accordance with biblical prophecy: But a shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse, and from his roots a bud shall blossom. Isaiah 11:1.
The Jesse window -- and all the others in the Chapel -- were fabricated by stained-glass craftsman G. Owen Bonawit in 1939. The Chapel was Bonawit's last commission before the Depression pushed him to give up his business and move West, where he became a successful technical photographer. More about the Harkness windows.
Above is an image of David (playing his harp, perhaps before slaying Goliath with a slingshot) from the Chapel's Jesse window. Below is Christ, with a flower blossoming from him. More about Jesse trees and their link to Advent:
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