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Object number20042

TitleOur Lady of Cambuskenneth

Creator Glas Works (Artist)‎

DescriptionThis stained-glass panel may be small, but it beautifully illustrates Our Lady of Cambuskenneth in a style inspired by the art of the 15th century. We commissioned Scottish artist Yvonne Smith to design and make the piece in 1997. She was inspired by images of the Virgin Mary as she appears on the seals of the Abbots of Cambuskenneth near Stirling. Cambuskenneth Abbey was founded by King David I in 1140. It was originally known as the Abbey of St Mary, one of many places of worship in Scotland named after the Blessed Virgin. The Augustinian canons who lived there prayed for their patron, the King, and his family. They served in the local community and had administrative roles at the royal court in nearby Stirling. It soon became a place of great wealth and influence. The Abbey has overseen many events in Scotland’s history: Robert the Bruce held parliaments there in 1314 and 1326; it was rebuilt after being largely destroyed by the army of Richard II of England in 1383; and it was the final resting place of James III and his wife, Margaret of Denmark. None of this prevented its destruction during the Scottish Reformation of 1560, its stones removed and reused. Some were used to build Mar’s Wark, a mansion near Stirling Castle. Only the bell tower of the Abbey remains today. We have a few rare fragments of stained-glass from one of the Abbey’s original windows in our collection, discovered during an excavation in 1865.

Production date 1997

Object nameStained Glass

Our Lady of Cambuskenneth

MaterialStained Glass

Dimensions

whole Height: 400 mm
whole Width: 100 mm