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St Victor as patron
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St Victor as patron
- Object:
Panel
- Place of origin:
Germany (made)
- Date:
16th century (made)
- Artist/Maker:
unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Stained glass
- Credit Line:
Given by E. E. Cook
- Museum number:
C.252-1928
- Gallery location:
In store
In the early part of the 14th century a new technique of decorating glass was developed. This consisted of painting a compound of silver on the back of the glass which, after firing in a kiln, turns yellow. Depending on the concentration of the silver compound, the resulting colour ranges from lemon-yellow to a burnt-orange. This technique remained popular well after the 16th century.
Glass coloured all the way through is known as 'pot-metal'. Clear glass is coloured by the addition of metallic oxides which when fired give a range of colours such as blue, red, green and a purple-brown.

