Edinburgh: St. John the Evangelist Scottish Episcopal Church, South Nave

I was a stranger and ye took me in, I was hungry, and ye gave me meat, I was sick, and ye visited me'

Window of three multi-foiled lancets arranged in two stages with tracery.

This window depicts scenes with figures corresponding with the inscriptions within the tracery.

Inscription:
Tracery:
‘I was a stranger, and ye took me in’
‘I was hungry, and ye gave me meat’
I was sick, and ye visited me’

Dedication:
‘This window, erected by Jessie Pape in memory of parents, brothers and husband who sleep beneath. 1857.’

(Robert Paterson, Saddler, 1753-1826; his sons John, 1799-1844, and Andres 1809-1844, and his son in law, George Pape, 1775-1854, Collector of Excise, Dublin. )

This window was installed between May and November 1857 during the 1st installation of windows.

Information provided by St. John’s Episcopal Church and Leslie Hodgson.

Firm/Company:
Ballantine and Allan
James Ballantine and Son: (James: 1808-1877, Alexander: 1841-1906, James: 1878-1940) The founder James, was born in Edinburgh. He was apprenticed to a house painter as a young man and had few advantages in the way of education. He later campaigned for the education of apprentices beyond the craft/trade they were learning. He also mixed paints as a young man for David Roberts, a scenic artist at the Theatre Royal. He continued by apprenticing in Stained Glass and established his own business with George Allan in 1837. James was out spoken in leading the Stained Glass design aesthetic in Scotland and was incredibly prolific. His son Alexander took over the firm in 1877, he then trained his son James, who took over the firm in 1906.