Edinburgh: St Cuthbert's Parish Church of Scotland: Gallery, North Side

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Young David, sling in hand, setting out to the camp of the Philistines to meet the giant Goliath

Window of one round headed light.

This window depicts a young David with his sling in hand, loaded with a stone, setting out for the camp of the Philistines, to meet the giant Goliath.

Artist/Designer:
Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) was born in New York son on Charles Lewis Tiffany, a prominent New York jeweler and silversmith. Tiffany started as a painter, but his talent for the decorative arts is where he focused. Tiffany along with others, developed new types of glass to incorporate into stained glass panels. The copper foil method was also devised by his employees.

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Who: Tiffany, New York (Artist/Designer)
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Where: 5 Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH1 2EP
When: 1903 (installed)
Jul-12 (photograph taken)
Resource Rights Holder: Scottish Stained Glass Trust and Symposium
Record ID: 000-000-773-052-C
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Material: Glass, Lead, Paint, Stain
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Subject/Keywords: David, sling, Goliath, camp, flags, landscape, clouds
Event: Lieut. William Victor St Clair McLaren (d.1900 in South African War) (In memory of)
Description:  
Photographer: Elisa Conesa Martinez
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