page_title: Came glasswork
section_title: Copper foil
hierarchical_section_title: Came glasswork / Materials / Copper foil
caption_attribution_description: English: A very fine Tiffany "Daffodil" leaded glass table lamp (shade shown), designed by Clara Driscoll, Louis Comfort Tiffany &amp; Co. head designer, Circa 1899-1920. (From a private collection, New York City.)
context_page_description: Came glasswork is the process of joining cut pieces of art glass through the use of came strips or foil into picturesque designs in a framework of soldered metal.
  Final products include a wide range of glasswork, including stained glass and lead light pieces. Came is made of different metals, such as lead, zinc, brass and copper. The metal came selected generally depends upon the size, complexity and weight of the project. As an alternative to came, copper foil may be used, for small, intricate pieces.
context_section_description: Copper foil is an easy, versatile alternative to came and is particularly useful for small projects. Using copper foil, the edges of the glass pieces are wrapped with adhesive copper tape and soldered together along the adjacent copper strips. A patent for the method of "Joining Glass Mosaics" was issued to Sanford Bray in 1886,   This new method of joining pieces of stained glass used copper/copper foil instead of lead sashes. By using copper foil, one could now make cylinders, cones, and globe-shaped shades or many other irregular forms.
caption: Clara Driscoll, Louis Comfort Tiffany & Co. head designer, c. 1899–1920, Tiffany "Daffodil" leaded glass table lamp. This is an example of copper foil glasswork, an alternative to came glasswork.
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