Tag: silver stain

Can you spot the reproduced piece of painted glass? Here at The Stonehouse, we often take a pile of neglected glass, and return it to its majestic glory. Sometimes, it takes a little magic to make that happen. Sometimes that magic hits some speed bumps. Let us start with the final piece. This unique and delicately painted window from England, cira 1880, was once a pair of windows. One window, perfectly intact, was kept as part of our private collection. A matching window was not so lucky. The lead on the second window had suffered corrosion, a few of the painted pieces were broken, and thus became a pile if gnarled lead came and glass, that was carefully stored away for a rainy day. Our team of restoration artists set to work. The intact pieces were laid out, and the broken panes assessed. The original lead was observed, and rescued where possible to maintain as much of the original materials as possible. Now, the hunt...