Fragment
1600-1699 (made)
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This panel illustrates one of the new techniques for decorating glass that were introduced in the mid 16th century. Glassmakers used paints known as 'enamels' to paint directly onto the surface of the glass, similar to painting onto a canvas. The colours were produced by adding metallic oxides to a ground glass (frit) mixture. The resulting colour range included the delicate pinks, yellows, greens, reds and purples seen here.
Enamel paints provided a much wider range of colours. However, because the colour was applied to the surface of the glass it often lacks the richness of the colour made by adding colour to the glass mix (pot-metal glass).
Enamel paints provided a much wider range of colours. However, because the colour was applied to the surface of the glass it often lacks the richness of the colour made by adding colour to the glass mix (pot-metal glass).
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stained glass |
| Brief description | Fragments of stained glass from a panel, black and blue enamel, Netherlands, 17th century. |
| Physical description | Five stained glass fragments from a panel, in black and blue enamel. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr. Walter Guthrie |
| Summary | This panel illustrates one of the new techniques for decorating glass that were introduced in the mid 16th century. Glassmakers used paints known as 'enamels' to paint directly onto the surface of the glass, similar to painting onto a canvas. The colours were produced by adding metallic oxides to a ground glass (frit) mixture. The resulting colour range included the delicate pinks, yellows, greens, reds and purples seen here. Enamel paints provided a much wider range of colours. However, because the colour was applied to the surface of the glass it often lacks the richness of the colour made by adding colour to the glass mix (pot-metal glass). |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.362-1934 |
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| Record created | July 25, 2002 |
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