Brief description: Black and white photograph single light window depicting the crest of the Worshipful Company of Scientific Instrument Makers. Designed at the Goddard and Gibbs Studio, London
The Worshipful Company of Scientific Instrument Makers is a livery company which supports craftsmen involved in the manufacture of scientific instruments. This includes specialist glass manufacturing, for items like beakers and measuring cylinders. Here, the crest is set against a background of plain rectangular quarries. On the left stands Michael Faraday, honoured for his invention of the electric motor. On the right is Isaac Newton, for his invention of the first reflecting telescope. They place their hands on the crest. The crest is topped by a bust of the Roman goddess of wisdom, Minevra. The Latin phrase at the bottom, 'Sine nobis Scientia languet', means 'without us, science would languish'. Two other crests appear below the central one. Commissioned by Paul Gooding. Goddard and Gibbs job number 21/79381, 3671. Goddard & Gibbs, founded from a merger of Walter Gibbs & Sons and Goddard's Glass Works in 1938, were prominent makers of stained glass for the international market and also conserved and restored glass.
Object type: photographic material photograph
Number of objects: 1
Production date: 1
Production period: 20th century
Designer: Arthur Edward Buss (1905 - 1999)
Manufacturer: Goddard and Gibbs
Dimensions: Height: 200 mm, Width: 150 mm
Inscription: WE PRAISE / THEE / O GOD
Original location: St Margarets Church, Lothbury, London England
Acquisition: gift 18.3.2025
Acquisition source: Ratcliffe, S
This item is not currently on display and can only be viewed by prior arrangement
Accession number: ELYGM:2025.4.64
