THE LOST SILVER
Brief description: Part of a stained glass lancet window. This roundel depicts the parable of the lost silver. Made in 1865 by James Tennant Lyon.
This roundel depicts the Parable of the Lost Silver (or Lost Coin). In the Parable, told by Jesus, a woman loses one of ten silver coins and keeps searching until she finds the lost coin. She then calls her friends and neighbours to rejoice with her that she found her lost coin. The moral lesson of the Parable is that GodÂ’s love is so great for all people that he wonÂ’t give up on trying to bring every lost person back to Christ. A kneeling woman is shown in profile, wearing a brown hood and cloak over green robes, holding a lantern in her right hand and sweeping the floor with her left hand. The roundel was originally part of a larger lancet window, designed by James Tennant Lyon (1836-72) and made in 1865 by Field and Allan of Leith, Edinburgh, for Trinity Church in Irvine, Scotland. The church closed in 1966, though remained standing. In recent years the building was transformed into a travel hub for the county of Ayrshire.
Object type: stained glass roundel
Number of objects: 1
Production date: 1865
Production period: 19th century, mid
Designer: James Tennant Lyon (1836 - 1872)
Manufacturer: Field and Allan
Dimensions: Diameter: 730 mm
Inscription: THE LOST SILVER. THERE IS JOY OVER ONE SINNER THAT REPENTETH
Original location: Trinity Church Irvine Ayrshire Scotland Trinity Church north window
Acquisition: gift 1976
Acquisition source: donor Irvine Development Corporation
Accession number: ELYGM:1976.9.1
