Catalog No. AE476
Circa: 1890
Price: Sold
Orientation: Vertical or horizontal
Condition: Excellent
Provenance: Chicago, Illinois
Dimensions: Glass is 27.5" x 37.75". Frame is 32.5" x 42.5".

Description: This one is extra-grade and gets a special stamp of approval. Honey-combed, Zippered, Glue-chipped, and Jeweled. (Please refer to the Glossary on our site for information about these terms.) Take a look at the Detail Photo to check out the four thick Pyramiding jewels in the center; they are collidoscopic. Around the perimeter there are miniature versions of these same jewels!

The strings of smaller round jewels are torturously-placed (requiring loads of extra work), yet tastefully positioned to outline the central design. Each jewel was hand-ground and polished, one at a time. Same thing goes for the Honeycombed and Zippered surface textures, all hand-ground and polished by journeyman craftmen of the Victorian era—one piece at a time.

This design is nothing short of spectacular. The glass is all held in place by high-profiled Crown Zinc, naturally the best but most difficult to use. It is hard to imagine how many scores of man-hours this window took to execute. Seeing it in person you know that the result is worth all the extreme effort spent.