Elizabeth Mantell Stained glass Memorial Windows

Elizabeth Mantell Stained glass Memorial Windows

Location

Macduff, Church Street Macduff Parish Church or Doune Church
Macduff, Aberdeenshire

OS Map Reference

NJ 701 643

Date

2000

Description

A set of three stained glass windows produced in memory of missionary nurse and Macduff resident Elizabeth B Mantell 1941-1998. The windows which combine old and new Celtic and African art. A centre panel of hand painted sections display a portrait of Elizabeth Mantell nursing a child, the Macduff Parish Church and the Mulanje Mission Hospital in Malawi, where she developed high quality nursing and midwifery over a period of 14 years. The side panels combine the Saltire Cross and the Malawi flag. Traditional Celtic border.Elizabeth mantell was born in Africa, where her father was an agent of the African lakes, In 1952 the family moved to Macduff where she grew up.

Era

2000s

Information Source

Macduff parish Church record of dedication,

Categories

Iconography

  • cross, Roman
  • cross, St Andrews
  • human figure

Creator

  • Jennifer-Jane Baybliss, Abbey Studios, Artist

Photographer

  • Dianne Sutherland

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