James and Persis Taylor Memorial stained glass window

James and Persis Taylor Memorial stained glass window

Stained glass window

Dedicated to Deacon James Taylor and hist wife, Persis Taylor, this window was a gift of Mrs. Mary E. (Taylor) Fairbanks. James was the grandson of Matthew and Janet Taylor, early settlers of Londonderry (in a section that eventually was called Derry). James and Persis lived on a farm on what is now Island Pond Road in Derry, NH. James died in 1864. The window design includes a stunning use of positive and negative space. It also features a cross and crown (usually understood to be a religious symbol acknowledging that trials within this life are followed by a reward in heaven.

First Parish Congregational Church, Derry, NH

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