Grandfather Philip's Stained Glass

Medieval Morris Silver Stain

Here's the finished "Medieval Morris Silver Stain". It is 12 1/2 by 13 3/4 inches and framed in oak and pine. The glass is clear textured and the painting and matte are black. the yellow was accomplished with an age old procedure called silver stain used in the 14th century. When applied to glass and fired in a kiln at below 1100 degrees F the silver molecules replace the sodium molecules in the glass and turn the glass yellow by adding an impurity. Actually all glass colors are achieved with impurities. I really like the piece because it blends designs and techniques over a period of 6 centuries and it takes some to discern which is which. I especially like the bee, an ancient glass painters mark.