Title: Hand Painted Church Stained Glass Framed Design Window Pane
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Period: 19th Century
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Condition: Excellent
Item Date: 1800 to 2011
Item ID: 4979
This is a remarkable design antique look. This glass is handmade and is a custom order. You must call, so you can give us a size so we can give you a quote! This is a beautiful antique Hand Painted Church Stained glass, American stained glass window, dating from the 1800’s. This glass design is, "Absolutely lovely." Our mission or goal is to have the best quality and best selection of handcrafted stained glass. Like Louis Tiffany, himself, we want everyone who wants stained glass to be able to purchase high quality stained glass. Every glass item is a unique, handcrafted work of art. Natural variations in the glass and finish make each and every one a masterpiece all its own. Photographs are general representations of the product. Colors and sizes will vary. All works are top quality, these are custom designs and special orders! – Handcrafted in the USA, made with only the best materials, with highest standards of craftsmanship. When you purchase one of our top quality glass items, you are certain to receive a durable, well-built product, that will enhance your home décor. All works of glass will be customized to meet your needs. Size, color and design limited only by your imagination. Personal Touch – Fantastic customer service. We treat our customers as we would like to be treated when shopping online. The nice thing about working with our company - we’re accessible. Please contact us by e-mail or phone with any questions or concerns. ( 415-776-0104 ) You will find our website is also designed to educate you about stained glass. Honesty and integrity are the backbone of our business. Orders placed with us are secure. We use the highest level of security possible. Customer satisfaction is our top priority. Merchandise will be shipped direct from the manufacturer. Each custom order will need a shipment time of a delivery. All merchandise must be paid for and insured before the glass is sent.
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stained_Glass
The term stained glass can refer to coloured glass as a material or to works produced from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant buildings. Although traditionally made in flat panels and used as windows, the creations of modern stained glass artists also include three-dimensional structures and sculpture.
Modern vernacular usage has often extended the term "stained glass" to include domestic leadlight and objets d'art created from lead came and copper foil glasswork exemplified in the famous lamps of Louis Comfort Tiffany.
As a material stained glass is glass that has been coloured by adding metallic salts during its manufacture. The coloured glass is crafted into stained glass windows in which small pieces of glass are arranged to form patterns or pictures, held together (traditionally) by strips of lead and supported by a rigid frame. Painted details and yellow stain are often used to enhance the design. The term stained glass is also applied to windows in which the colours have been painted onto the glass and then fused to the glass in a kiln.
Stained glass, as an art and a craft, requires the artistic skill to conceive an appropriate and workable design, and the engineering skills to assemble the piece. A window must fit snugly into the space for which it is made, must resist wind and rain, and also, especially in the larger windows, must support its own weight. Many large windows have withstood the test of time and remained substantially intact since the late Middle Ages. In Western Europe they constitute the major form of pictorial art to have survived. In this context, the purpose of a stained glass window is not to allow those within a building to see the world outside or even primarily to admit light but rather to control it. For this reason stained glass windows have been described as 'illuminated wall decorations'.
The design of a window may be non-figurative or figurative; may incorporate narratives drawn from the Bible, history, or literature; may represent saints or patrons, or use symbolic motifs, in particular armorial. Windows within a building may be thematic, for example: within a church - episodes from the life of Christ; within a parliament building - shields of the constituencies; within a college hall - figures representing the arts and sciences; or within a home - flora, fauna, or landscape.
