James Ballantine and Son (about 1828 - about 1925)

Edinburgh-based manufacturers founded by James Ballantine (1808-1877) and George Allan as Ballantine & Allan. Began making stained glass in the 1830s. In 1843 they won a competition to design windows for the new Houses of Parliament, although in the event they only provided some windows for the House of Lords. James Ballantine was the author of a series of books on the history and techniques of stained glass manufacture, notably A Treatise on Painted Glass, (1845).

His son Alexander Ballantine (1841-1906) joined the firm, which was known as Ballantine and Son from about 1860 until 1892, and then Ballantine and Gardiner until 1905, when Herbert Gardiner joined as a partner. From 1905 Alexander Ballantine was joined by his son James Ballantine II (1878-1940), by then the firm was known as A. Ballantine & Son. Some work by the firm was signed with the alternative spelling of Ballantyne.

Further reading

Joyce Little, Stained Glass Marks and Monograms (London: National Association of Decorative and Fine Art Societies, 2002), p. 8.

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	Virtues firm/studio: Ballantine & Allan about 1853 Church of St Digain, Llangernyw, Conwy south wall of the south transept
	The Annunciation to the Shepherds and Ascension firm/studio: Ballantine & Allan about 1856 Church of St Eurgain and St Peter, Northop, Flintshire north wall of the north aisle
	Women Engaged in Acts of Mercy firm/studio: James Ballantine and Son 1861 Church of Corpus Christi, Tremeirchion, Denbighshire chancel
	Women Engaged in Acts of Mercy firm/studio: James Ballantine and Son 1861 Church of Corpus Christi, Tremeirchion, Denbighshire chancel
	The Four Evangelists firm/studio: James Ballantine and Son 1862 Church of St Elian, Llanelian-yn-Rhos, Conwy east wall of north aisle
	The Crucifixion firm/studio: James Ballantine and Son about 1862 Church of St Elian, Llanelian-yn-Rhos, Conwy chancel
	The Adoration of the Magi firm/studio: James Ballantine and Son 1866 Church of Corpus Christi, Tremeirchion, Denbighshire north wall of the north transept
	Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane firm/studio: James Ballantine and Son 1881 Church of Emmanuel, Buckley, Flintshire east wall of the chancel
	Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane and on the Road to Emmaus firm/studio: James Ballantine and Son about 1890 Church of St Mary, Denbigh, Denbighshire (liturgical) south wall

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