The finding of the Saviour in the Temple, 1910
Designed by Mary Lowndes (1857-1929), made by Lowndes and Drury.
South window, All Saints, Oxford, subsequently the library of Lincoln College, Oxford.
Mary Lowndes 1857-1929 contributed significantly to the Arts & Crafts movement. She first worked under Henry Holiday and then at Britten & Gilson's, a firm which developed the uneven, textured glass known as Slab glass which was used so distinctively by Christopher Whall and his followers. With the foreman of the firm A.J. Drury, she established the firm of Lowndes & Drury in 1897; in 1906, they created the Glass House, Lettice St., Fulham, a purpose built stained-glass studio and workshop, and these premises became the centre of production for Christopher Whall and his circle. Other distinguished designers whose glass was made there included R. Anning Bell and Wilhelmina Geddes.
Mary Lowndes' work was notable for its drawing from the model and for the quality of its painting. This panel is after the painting by Holman Hunt.
Inv. No. 1974/1 Presented by Lincoln College, Oxford.