Antique Hardman & Co Ecclesiastical Stained Glass Window of Kings

An antique ecclesiastical stained glass panel depicting a group of kings in various positions.

Competently painted, this dramatic stained glass window dates to 1889, once a part of an impressive larger window named ‘Epistle for All Saints Day’ reclaimed from the south transept of All Saints Emscote church, Warwick.

The top panel of this window depicts a scene of a striking group of kings with text surrounding them, thought to be members of the Jesse Family, whom the window is attributed to.

The other displays a figure playing a harp while a depiction of himself sleeps below, thought to be Jesse. The inscription at the foot of the window reads ‘there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse & a branch shall grow out of his roots.’

This is just one of eight stained and hand painted panels that once made this striking church window.

Now a stunning and detailed interior feature, the vivid colours of this panel would look striking flooded with daylight in a traditional home, a sympathetically decorated converted chapel or ecclesiastical building.

Hardman & Co

Renowned makers Hardman & Co made Birmingham a popular spot for stained glass operating between 1838 and 2008 as a world-leading stained-glass manufacturer.

Founder John Hardman led the company to be one of the country’s leading manufacturers in the 19th and 20th century.

They went on to create windows for churches and houses all over the world. Most of the company’s windows were made for buildings in Britain and Ireland.

Many also went overseas to countries which were then part of the British Empire such as Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and India. Others also went to the USA.

Some windows went to churches in big cities while others went to tiny settlements.

Many of Hardman & Co’s records and designs are now divided between the Library of Birmingham and Birmingham Museums Trust.

Additional dimensions

Top panel – Height 111.5cm x width 50cm x depth 1cm. Weight 10kg.

Bottom panel – Height 111.5cm x width 49.5cm x depth 1cm. Weight 10kg.