Edinburgh: St Giles' Cathedral Church of Scotland, St Eloi´s Aisle

Coats of Arms of the Chief Leaders of the Covenanters

Window of three trefoil-headed lights arranged in two stages with tracery.

This window depicts the Coats of Arms of the Chief Leaders of the Covenanters.

Inscription:
Upper Stage:
Sutherland/Cassillis/Loudoun
Balemerino/Argyll/Dalhousie

Lower Stage:
Leven/ Eginton/ Lothian

Tracery:
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Dedication:
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This window was installed in 1895.

Firm/Company:
Glass Stainers Company, Glasgow was founded by Oscar Paterson.

Oscar Paterson (1863-1934) - was born in the Gorbals in Glasgow. He trained in London at City and Guilds Institute in London and apprenticed as a Stained Glass technician and artist. After a successful time in London, Paterson returned to Glasgow in 1913 and continued creating work for very many notable interiors. At his peak it is said that Oscar Paterson was the most significant glass artist in Britain after Edward Burne Jones, and received more acclaim then any other Glaswegian glass artist of the period.