Stained Glass Techniques
Technique↕ | Era↕ | Key Materials↕ | Best For↕ | Famous Example↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lead Came | 7th century Europe | H-profile lead strips | Large church windows | Chartres Cathedral rose window |
Copper Foil (Tiffany) | 1870s | Adhesive copper tape, solder | Lampshades, small works | Tiffany Wisteria lamp (1901) |
Painted Glass | Medieval | Vitreous paint, kiln | Figural detail | Sainte-Chapelle Paris |
Silver Stain | 14th century | Silver nitrate compounds | Yellow highlights | York Minster windows |
Fused Stained Glass | 20th century revival | Kiln, compatible glass | Textured panels | Narcissus Quagliata works |
Flashed Glass Etching | 19th century | Hydrofluoric acid, resist | Coat-of-arms, detail | Victorian heraldic windows |
Dalle de Verre | 1930s France | Thick slab glass, concrete/epoxy | Modern architecture | Notre-Dame de Toute Grace Assy |
Grisaille | 13th century | Gray paint, clear glass | Monastic windows | Cistercian abbeys |
Enamel Painted | Renaissance | Colored glass enamels | Heraldic panels | Swiss cabinet windows |
Sandblasted | 1870s onward | Abrasive, rubber resist | Modern privacy glass | Art Deco panels |
Appliqued Glass | 20th century | Clear base, adhesives | Contemporary panels | Studio glass movement |
Leaded Bevels | Victorian | Beveled clear glass | Entry doors, transoms | Frank Lloyd Wright Prairie windows |
Fractured and Streamer | Art Nouveau | Blown glass fragments | Atmospheric landscapes | Tiffany landscape windows |
Iridized Glass | Late 19th century | Metallic oxide coatings | Shimmery accents | Carnival stained glass |
Kiln-Formed Combo | Contemporary | Kiln glass plus lead | Mixed media art | Judith Schaechter panels |
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