Rithvik Ghankot, Kushagra Ghosh, Arvind Rajaraman, Anthony Kim
Stained Glass
Stained glass is in fact a form of painting, because each piece of glass used is painted with a wide range of dark tones. Stained glass was used as decorations in private houses, celebrated family & political ties in city halls, and inspired the lives of the pious through religious narratives in churches and cloisters. The term stained glass derives from the silver stain that was often applied to glass. When the glass was kindled, the silver stain turned into a color varying from lemon yellow to gold. Stained glass was used in many windows of castles and other buildings. Light shined through the window, which let colored light into the room where the stained glass window is in.
The components for making glass are sand and ash from wood. They are first melted into liquid. When it is cooled, it becomes glass. To color the glass, powdered metals are added to the mix while the glass is still molten. A window's image is created by arranging the different pieces of colored glass over the design drawn on a piece of board. Fine details such as shadows or outlines are painted on the glass with black paint.
To assemble the window, pieces of colored and painted glass are laid out on the design board, with each piece fitted into "H-shaped strips of lead". These H's are fasten to one another so that the window panel is secure. For waterproofing, "putty" is inserted between the glass and the lead. The entire stained glass is then stabilized with an iron frame and is put in the window.
To assemble the window, pieces of colored and painted glass are laid out on the design board, with each piece fitted into "H-shaped strips of lead". These H's are fasten to one another so that the window panel is secure. For waterproofing, "putty" is inserted between the glass and the lead. The entire stained glass is then stabilized with an iron frame and is put in the window.