Kingsway-Lambton Stained Glass

Scenes from the Life of Jesus	Location: East Transept
	Name: Cowan Window, or East Transept Window
	Dated: December 24, 1944
	Scripture:

	Left Panel	Middle Panel	Right Panel
In wood below stained glass	THIS WINDOW HAS BEEN PLACED HERE,	OF THE DONORS WALTER AND JEAN COWAN	AID TO THE YOUNG LIFE OF THE CHURCH IN
In wood below stained glass	IN GRATITUDE TO GOD WITH THE PRAYER	THAT IT MAY BE A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION AND	THE SERVICE OF JESUS CHRIST.

Artists: Yvonne Williams in collaboration with Esther Johnson

Size: 45 sq. ft.

Description:

This three lancets (pointed arches) depict six scenes:

Christ with Mary Magdalene

Christ Enthroned in Heaven

Christ with Children

Mary with the Apostles

Virgin with Christ Child

Jesus as young carpenter with Joseph and Mary

The location of this window was important to the Cowan family because it faced to the east and to what was then the main Sunday School wing of the Church. The west wing had not been built at that time.

Notes:

This was the first window to be donated to the Church. The second was the window in the Sanctuary/Chancel.

Given by Walter and Jean Cowan in memory of their son whom they had lost when he was quite young.

This window is the only one that was done jointly byYvonne Williams and Esther Johnson. From that time on, Yvonne Williams had her own studio and operated alone.

As this window illustrates, Yvonne Williams' early style was Neo-Gothic. But, here we can see that Williams is no longer merely replicating a Gothic style but is updating it to reflect twentieth century sensibilities.