Edinburgh:Mayfield Salisbury Parish Church of Scotland, North Nave

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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)

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Who: Charles Lamb Davidson (Artist/Designer)
Guthrie and Wells, Glasgow (Firm/Company)
What: Church of Scotland
Where: 18 West Mayfield, Edinburgh, EH9 1TQ
When: 1927 (installed)
Jul-12 (photograph taken)
Resource Rights Holder: Scottish Stained Glass Trust and Symposium
Record ID: 000-000-769-061-C
Project:
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Material: Glass, Lead, Paint, Stain
Dimensions: Approx 1.2 x 0.4m/lancet
Subject/Keywords: winds, nature, blue birds, cherubs, sea, winds, boats, protective, stylized, jazz age
Event: Anonymous (Donated by)
Description:  
Photographer: Elisa Conesa Martinez
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