Tiffany Windows Stained Glass Pattern Book

Tiffany Windows Stained Glass Pattern Book Synopsis

The studios of Louis Comfort Tiffany produced a wealth of stained glass objects at the turn of the century, but windows were their specialty. Now, with the help of this meticulously rendered pattern book, you too can replicate a number of these beautiful stained glass motifs. Designer Connie Clough Eaton has skillfully adapted a variety of authentic Tiffany window designs, capturing in 60 detailed black-and-white line illustrations all the grace and spirit of the originals.Included are patterns for landscape and memorial windows, panels, transoms, skylights, glass screens, and other "e;canvases"e; used by the stained glass artisan. Among the individual patterns are "e;Pumpkins and Beets,"e; a window in the Impressionist style; "e;The Deep Blue Sea,"e; designed by Tiffany and exhibited at the Libre Esthétique, Brussels, 1897; the Julia Wheeler Tiffany memorial window, a domestic panel featuring parrots and hibiscus; a peacock window, c. 1910; "e;Sir Galahad,"e; the Ogden Cryder Memorial window in St. Andrew's Dune Church, Southampton, Long Island, 1901; a floral skylight, c. 1919, and many more. A splendid source of design inspiration, these lovely royalty-free patterns can also be used in assorted craft and coloring projects.