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

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Decorative patterns

Window of five lancets with tracery.

This window depicts repeating 8 pointed stars and intersecting lines, which also create star shapes.

This window was installed between 1857 and 1861.

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.

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Who: Ballantine and Allan (Firm/Company)
What: Scottish Episcopal Church, Memorial Window
Where: Princes Street, Edinburgh EH2 4BJ
When: 1857-61 (installed)
Jul-12 (photograph taken)
Resource Rights Holder: Scottish Stained Glass Trust and Symposium
Record ID: 000-000-769-004-C
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Project Ref:  
Material: Glass, Lead, Paint, Stain
Dimensions:  
Subject/Keywords: Decorative pattern, grisaille
Event: James Moncrieff Melville (In Memory of)
Description:  
Photographer: Elisa Conesa Martinez
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