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Window: 14, Chapter House S (E), St Mary, Aylesbury

Location in Church:	Chapter House S (E)
Type:	3 lights
Subject(s):	Mission of Abraham's Servant (probably Eliezer of Damascus) to obtain a wife (Rebekah) for Abraham's son Isaac.
Subject(s) - Notes:	The story is described in Genesis 24:1-67.
Date Made:	1873
Craftsman:	Michael O'Connor & Sons, Maker
Sources for Dates & Craftsmen:	Records of Bucks 1874, Vol 4 Part 5 p270-271.
Dedicated to:	Henry Hatten (died 10 May 1863) and his wife Rebecca Hatten (died 25 Jan 1841).
Donated by:	Miss Hatten, their first born child. More... The window was dedicated 10 years after Henry's death.
Notes on Window:	All 3 windows of the Chapter House (this being the 2nd) were made by Michael O'Connor & Sons, which became Taylor & O'Connor in the 1870s. More... We can assume that the story of Isaac and Rebekah was chosen by Miss Hatten because her mother's name was Rebecca.

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		Window in Situ
		Overall View of Glass
		Tracery Lights with floral and foliage decorations
		The 6 scenes in the main lights
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		Upper three scenes (1 to 3) in the main lights
		Scene 1: The servant (in deep reverence) receives his instructions from Abraham.
		Scene 2: The servant prays at a well for the success of his mission.
		Scene 3: The servant meets Rebekah.
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		Lower three scenes (4 to 6) in the main lights
		Scene 4: The servant leads Rebekah on a camel on the way to her new home.
		Scene 5: Isaac, mourning the death of his mother, Sarah, as he waits under a palm tree.
		Scene 6: Isaac leads Rebekah to his mother's tent, now occupied by a mourner.
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