Edinburgh: St Cuthbert's Parish Church of Scotland: St Cuthbert’s Parish Church: Vestibule

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St Cuthbert as a youth tending his sheep and carrying a sould to heaven

Window of one rectangular light.

St Cuthbert as a youth tending his sheep and seeing a vision of St. Aidan being carried to heaven on the day he died.

Inscription:
‘Aidan’
‘Cuthbert’

Dedication:
‘To the Glory of God and in loving memory of James Emslie born 1854 an elder from 1897 to 1942’.

Artist/Designer:
Mary Isobel Wood (1886-1975) was born in Edinburgh. She studied at ECA under Alexander Strachan in 1913-1915. She then taught at ECA from 1920-1927. She also exhibited with the RSA from 1925-1940. She was a talented artist who worked in additional media to stained glass. (RM 2010)

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Who: Mary Isobel Wood (Artist/Designer)
What:  
Where: 5 Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH1 2EP
When: 1957, dedicated 1958, signed M.I.W ’57 (installed)
Jul-12 (photograph taken)
Resource Rights Holder: Scottish Stained Glass Trust and Symposium
Record ID: 000-000-773-053-C
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Material: Glass, Lead, Paint, Stain
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Subject/Keywords: St. Cuthbert, St. Aidan, vision, field, Angels, sheep, shepherd, landscape
Event: James Emslie, an elder from 1897 to 1942 (In memory of)
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Photographer: Elisa Conesa Martinez
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