Object Record

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1 of 1977

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Metadata

Object ID #

2009.021.002abcde

Object Name

Window, Leaded

Title

Desboro United Church - "In Remembrance" Stained Glass Window

Lexicon category

1: Structures

Date

1949

Artist

Meikle, William James

Made

Meikle Stained Glass Studio

Place of Origin

Toronto, Ontario

Description

Gothic-arched, stained glass window. It has three horizontal glass sections (a-c), with two stabilizing metal bars between them (d&e) which are secured by metal wires attached to the panels. For extraction and reintegration, marked #2. On the central panel, the design has a chalice motif (Holy Grail) within a quatrefoil, and the lettering "IN REMEMBRANCE" on a scroll behind the chalice. The dedication on the bottom pane reads "Presented by Mr. and Mrs. W. A. McGregor." There are some two-tone, red glass pieces. No maker's name observed.

Makers mark

None seen

Provenance

Made by William James Meikle, at the Meikle Stained Glass Studio in Toronto, Ontario in 1949 for the Desboro United Church, Grey County. Paid for by (congregation members) Mr. and Mrs. W. A. McGregor.

With a steady decline in its congregation, the Desboro United church congregation amalgamated with Chalmers' United Church Keady in 2003. The final service at Desboro United was held Sunday, May 28, 2006.

This is from a group of seven windows in the church which were removed from the building on April 25 and May 2, 2009, by Garlan Stained Glass of Markdale prior to the church's sale.

Collection

Architectural Items Collection

Material

Glass/Lead/Metal/Copper

Dimensions

H-101.575 W-45.866 inches

Found

Desboro, Township of Chatsworth, Grey County

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