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The large ornate stained glass window of Euxton Hall Chapel was manufactured by the Birmingham firm of John Hardman & Co. The Hardmans worked closely with the Pugins to create some of the greatest decorative art of the Neo-Gothic period.
The original cartoon and full size tracings for the design of this special window are preserved in the archive collection of the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, together with inscribed notes and letters of correspondence relating to artwork concerning the image of Lady Emma Anderton.
Glasses used in the creation of this window were a mixture of pot metal colours, acided flashed glasses and textured glasses. The glass has been painted on both internal and external faces, the latter mainly to provide drapery detail in the form of washes and stick work.
The window consists of 3 lights with 16 tracery panels and 4 eyelets. It depicts Mary, Mother of God, Christ in Majesty and St Joseph as the three main subjects with symbols of the four evangelists and a portrait of the dedicatee at the base of the central light. The main tracery panels contain angel figures.
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