The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-10-01

Methods of Manipulation and Coi"rins
Jewels Used in Completion.
When Iainted glass was first introduced
the colo,s were vivid and positive; 10 neutlal
tints OF secondary colors were then in use
The leading forms were massive and simple,
consisting chiefly of tie circle and the square,
filed up with folieted ornaments The filt;rs.
though correct i'll costume, were of Wr0ng
proportions, vivid il coloring, the outlines
being defined by the thick, strong lines of the
lead, resembling those highly titled pers,r-
ages represented on old-fashoned packs of
cards How different the designs as well is
the execution to-day! The designs are made
by artists OF the first order, and the work Is
executed by mechanics whose skill is fully
equal to the genius of the artist
Strolllng through the shops one sees, instead
of til awkward designs which were the
wonder Of the connoisseur when first brought
TO public mott 9, windows filled with medal
lions and panels containing pictures arranged
i'll symmetrical manner and imbedded i'll n
mosaic ornamental ground formed of rich
culors, o. pictures without number represent
ing successive incidents in parable, a story
or legend i'll prose or verse. and profusc in
fancy are the groups of leaves, birds and in
SectS Tine can scarcely imagine n prettier
fashion in household decoration than that
of putting story into pictorial form say
An Old ballad, or a scene or two FROM
Shakespeare, or a legend by LcngfeHlow
by using the sides of a fire
s.'renn Tor one or more diaphanous illrlstIa,
ti"nS. bright with delicate and glsteniug col
l-ol. hot
japanese furniture does not afford
A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCESSES
It would far exceed the space Of an ordi-
nary newspaper article to attempt an ade-
quate description of the processes employed
in decorative glass work, and hence only the
bare outlines can BIZ given. The methods in
use are the mosaic, enamel mosaic enamel,
and the topographic process, The latter re-
cent invention which in this country Is car.
riel on bv one firm exclusively, the manipu
laton of the glass as well as the means of col.
oring employed being a secret. The mosaic
method is the most simple and at the same time
the most ancient There are but two pigments
used 10y the painter-a stain producing a vel
low tint and enamel brown. The main out
lines Of the designs are formed by leads WIN, b
connect the pieces of glass in the finished
picture Under tins method each color Of the
design is represented by separate PIECES Of
glass.
IN the second process the picture is painted
en- white or tinted glass. with enamel cul0r>
and stains, and the third is, as the name in;
plies combination of the two. The prat
teal course of proceeding Is alike III all thrt
methods, 4 cartoon of the design is made.
upon which are marked the shapes and sM>
OF the various pieces of glass Ia I've used. Then
the glass is cut according to these FORMS and
is afterward painted and burned. that IS il is
heatnl 10 rrlneSs in a kiln, which fixes The
enamel coors and causes the stain to oper-
ate The number of burnings to which the
glass Is subjected varies according to cir
cunrStanccs 1t then only remains to fasten
the pieces of the picture together by lead
stripe
The kinds Of glass usad for these three
methods are the cathedral and antique glass,
which is imported from England, the
Venetian glass manufactured in Germany
and the opalescent glass which is an Ameri-
can idea. The antique glass is used as the
basis for glass painting, and the oDalescrrrt
and Venetian glass make up the figure in
windows of stained glass where the cathe-
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