Brief description: Black and white photograph of a 5 light transom window. The central light depicts a menorah and the Torah. Designed at the Goddard and Gibbs Studio, London
A transom window is an oval-shaped window which goes over a door. This one depicts a menorah, with a Torah below it. It is encircled by a wreath with a Star of David in the background. On either side, birds flit among a magnolia plant. Along the top, Proverbs 6:23 is inscribed in Hebrew: 'For the commandment is a lamp, and the law a light, reproofs of instruction are the way of life'. Commissioned by All Round Design. Goddard and Gibbs job number 21/78829, LON 3856. 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: 9.1963
Production period: 20th century
Manufacturer: Goddard and Gibbs
Dimensions: Height: 200 mm, Width: 150 mm
Original location: Brook Green Synagogue, Hammersmith, 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:2025.4.67
