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[71241] St John, Edinburgh : Hay Forbes Window
St John the Evangelist, Princes Street, Edinburgh.
To the memory of Charles Hay Forbes and of his children Emilia and Emma. He departed 5th November 1859, they went before - 5th Aug and 29th Oct 1849.
Window by Ballantine & Son, 1860.
Detail - St Peter welcoming at the entry to Heaven.
Edinburgh-based manufacturers founded by James Ballantine (1808-1877) and George Allan as Ballantine & Allan.
They began making stained glass in the 1830s. In 1843 they won a competition to design windows for the new Houses of Parliament, although in the event they only provided some windows for the House of Lords. James Ballantine was the author of a series of books on the history and techniques of stained glass manufacture.
His son Alexander Ballantine (1841-1906) joined the firm, which was known as Ballantine & Son from about 1860 until 1892, and then Ballantine & Gardiner until 1905, when Herbert Gardiner joined as a partner. From 1905 Alexander Ballantine was joined by his son James Ballantine II (1878-1940), by then the firm was known as A Ballantine & Son. Some work by the firm was signed with the alternative spelling of Ballantyne.
[71241] St John, Edinburgh : Hay Forbes Window
St John the Evangelist, Princes Street, Edinburgh.
To the memory of Charles Hay Forbes and of his children Emilia and Emma. He departed 5th November 1859, they went before - 5th Aug and 29th Oct 1849.
Window by Ballantine & Son, 1860.
Detail - St Peter welcoming at the entry to Heaven.
Edinburgh-based manufacturers founded by James Ballantine (1808-1877) and George Allan as Ballantine & Allan.
They began making stained glass in the 1830s. In 1843 they won a competition to design windows for the new Houses of Parliament, although in the event they only provided some windows for the House of Lords. James Ballantine was the author of a series of books on the history and techniques of stained glass manufacture.
His son Alexander Ballantine (1841-1906) joined the firm, which was known as Ballantine & Son from about 1860 until 1892, and then Ballantine & Gardiner until 1905, when Herbert Gardiner joined as a partner. From 1905 Alexander Ballantine was joined by his son James Ballantine II (1878-1940), by then the firm was known as A Ballantine & Son. Some work by the firm was signed with the alternative spelling of Ballantyne.