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Metadata
Object ID # |
2014.041.005abc |
Object Name |
Window, Leaded |
Other Name |
Window, Stained Glass |
Title |
St. John's Anglican Church Jesus / Apse window |
Date |
1948 |
Artist |
Meikle, William James |
Made |
Meikle Stained Glass Studio |
Place of Origin |
Toronto, Ontario |
Description |
Long, Gothic arched, stained glass leaded apse window of a haloed and white robed Jesus with a red over-robe with green trim. This is the left of a pair of windows, the right is of St. John. A horizontal dedication at the bottom reads "Erected to the glory of God as a thanks offering" (By Mr. and Mrs. James Henry Magee). The majority of the glass panes blue, red, yellow and green. At the bottom right corner is "Meikle Studio Toronto 1948". |
Provenance |
Made by William James Meikle of the Meikle Stained Glass Studio in Toronto, Ontario. Commissioned by Mr. and Mrs. James Henry Magee in 1948 for the St. John's Anglican Church of Desboro. The church was desanctified in July, 2014, and put up for sale. Grey Roots Museum and Archives had Garlan Stained Glass of Markdale, Grey County, extract the window in October, 2014. |
Collection |
Religious Collection |
Material |
Glass/Lead |
Dimensions |
H-89 W-24 inches |
Found |
Desboro, Township of Chatsworth, Grey County |
People |
Magee, James Henry Meikle, William James |
Subjects |
Churches Windows Saints Stained glass |
Search Terms |
St. John's Anglican Church (Desboro) Desboro |