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Metadata
Object ID # |
2009.021.001abcde |
Object Name |
Window, Leaded |
Title |
Desboro United Church - "Thy Word is Truth" Stained Glass Window |
Lexicon category |
1: Structures |
Date |
1949 |
Year Range from |
1949 |
Year Range to |
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 which fit between them (d&e). These are secured by metal wires attached to the panels. For extraction and reintegration, marked #1. On the middle panel, the design has a Bible-like motif within a quatrefoil, and the lettering "THY WORD IS / TRUTH" on a scroll below the bible. The dedication on the bottom pane reads "Presented by Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Wells." There are some two-tone, red glass pieces. No maker's name observed. |
Makers mark |
None observed |
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. A. E. Wells. 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-101.5 W-46.063 inches |
Found |
Desboro, Township of Chatsworth, Grey County |
People |
Meikle, William James |
Subjects |
Churches |
Search Terms |
Desboro United Church |