Edinburgh:Mayfield Salisbury Parish Church of Scotland, North Nave

Angels, creation, winds, nature

Window of one lancet light.

This window depicts cherubs representing the windows that blow upon the seas, and an angel watching and blessing a ship on a stormy sea. Five blue birds ( a repeating theme) link the heavens and earth.

Inscription:
‘Who walketh upon the wings of the wind.’ (Psalm 104:3)

Dedication:
(Information provided by “The Mayfield Salisbury Windows- ‘Thy Story in Glass’.” Dr. Elizabeth Cumming 2010).

Artist/Designer:
Charles Lamb Davidson- (1897-1948) Davidson was born in Brechin and was a son of a monumental sculptor of stone and marble- Charles Davidson. He attended Glasgow School of Art gaining a PGDiploma in 1919. Davidson was a cartoonist for the Glasgow Evening Times, a painter in oil and watercolour and exhibited at the RSA and the Glasgow Institute. He designed stained glass and did interior designs for Guthrie and Wells.

Firm/Company:
Guthrie and Wells, Glasgow (1897-1960s) was created by the merging of J&W Guthrie, the sole partner- William Guthrie and Andrew Wells, a decorator. The company designed interior fittings such as decor, wallpapers, stained glass, tiles, carpets and furniture. The firm ceased creating stained glass in the 1960s. (RM 2010)