Improvements in or relating to Glass Panels and the like for Decorative and similar Purposes.
Year: 1898

page_text: Improvements in or relating to Glass Panels and the like for
Decorative and similar Purposes.
I, LISBETH LINDEMANN, Married Woman, of 12, Franz Josefstrasse, Munich,
in the Empire of Germany, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
This improvement relates to improved decorative glass panels and has the
purpose of obtaining an extraordinarily favourable gay light and color effect
of the painting or the like and a great durability of the same.
The improved panels for decoration consist of a glass pane painted or the like
on its back in a decorative manner (design lettering etc.) behind this plate a
second glass plate is arranged, so that a space remains between the latter and
the front pane.
The front plate or pane is preferably made of plate glass, which has an uneven
(for instance more or less flatly undulated) exterior surface and a somewhat
roughened or scratched under surface for obtaining certain light and shade
effects, in order to give to the color applied on it a solid connection with the
glass. The so called cathedral glass is the most suitable for this purpose.
The decorative painting printing or the like is applied in such a manner on
the front plate that the surface forming the real back-ground or border, that
is to say the remainder of the plate is left transparent, the back ground for
giving the effect being formed by the second glass plate. This second plate
is coated on the back with a bright colored opaque layer and thus made reflect-
ing. Thus for instance the same may be coated with a bright color, the tinting
of which allows of bringing the real reflection effected by the air layer contained
in the space between the plates and the shadow effect of the real painting into
special harmony or contrast with the decoration of the room or object to be
decorated.
For the back plate clear transparent glass plates are preferably used which
however can be replaced by cathedral glass. The two plates are arranged on
one another suitably and in such a manner that between the exterior borders
an inlayer band of cork or the like may be inserted in order to fix the same
and the distance required for the interposed space the borders are then connected
by means of bands and putty or any other material, in order to prevent dust
and dampness from penetrating between the plates.
The special effect of the above described new decoration plates is obtained
contrarily to those hitherto in use by the multiple breaking and reflection which
the light rays undergo on and between the two glass plates and which is
especially noticeable to the eye in consequence of the unevenness of the plates.
It is further also obtained by the shadow effect of the painting and of the
surface of the front plate on the back plate.
Navon

page_text: Whilst the hitherto known glass decoration plates appear cold and completely
dull in color, the new plates have an extraordinarily gay and brilliant effect.
The second glass plate protects the painting on the first plate completely
against dampness or the like so that also a greater durability is secured.
Dated this 1st day of June 1898
Improvements in or relating to Glass Panels and the like for
Decorative and similar Purposes.
I, LISBETH LINDEMANN, Married Woman, of 12, Franz Josefstrasse, Munich,
in the Empire of Germany, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:
This improvement relates to improved decorative glass panels and has the
purpose of obtaining an extraordinarily favourable gay light and color effect
of the painting or the like and a great durability of the same.
The improved panels for decoration consist of a glass pane a painted or the
like on its back in a decorative manner (design lettering etc.) behind this plate
a second glass plate bis arranged so that a space remains between the latter
and the front pane.
The front plate or pane is preferably made of plate glass, which has an uneven
(for instance more or less Hatly undulated) exterior surface and a somewhat
roughened or scratched under surface for obtaining certain light and shade
effects, in order to give to the color applied on it a solid connection with the
glass. The so called cathedral glass is the most suitable for this purpose.
The decorative painting, printing, or the like is applied in such a manner
on the front plate that the surface f forming the real back ground or border,
that is to say, the remainder of the plate is left transparent, the back ground
for giving the effect being formed by the second glass plate. This second plate
is coated on the back with a bright colored opaque layer and thus made
reflecting. Thus for instance the same may be coated with a bright color, the
tinting of which allows of bringing the real reflection effected by the air layer
contained in the space between the plates and the shadow effect of the real
painting into special harmony or contrast with the decoration of the room or
object to ve decorated.
For the back plate b clear transparent glass plates are preferably used which
however can be replaced by cathedral glass. The two plates are arranged on
one another suitably and in such a manner that between the exterior borders
an inlaid band of cork or the like may be inserted in order to fix the same and
the distance required for the interposed space; the borders are then connected
by means of bands and putty or any other material, in order to prevent dust
and dampness from penetrating between the plates.
The special effect of the above described new decoration plates is obtained
contrarily to those hitherto in use by the multiple breaking and reflection which
the light rays undergo on and between the two glass plates and which is
especially noticeable to the eye in consequence of the unevenness of the plates.
It is further also obtained by the shadow effect of the painting and of the
uneven surface of the front plate on the back plate.

page_text: Whilst the hitherto known glass decoration plates appear cold and completely
dull in color, the new plates have an extraordinarily gay and brilliant effect.
The second glass plate protects the painting on the first plate completely
against dampness or the like so that also a greater durability is secured.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:-
The improvements in glass panels plates or panes painted or the like in a
decorative manner or with lettering or devices, combined with a second glass
panel plate or pane for reflecting light arranged behind the front panels &c.
so that a space remains between said front and back panels, substantially as
described and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 28th day of Wohnuary 1900
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
Agents to Applicant,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, W.C., London.
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
Agents to Applicant,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, W.C., London.