Restoration and Conservation of Stained Glass Windows
Over the years we have gained a great deal of experience in the restoration and preservation of stained glass windows from all periods.
Our painting skills give us the ability to produce the missing glass tesserae in a stained glass window, the repainted parts will all be dated in the part of the glass that will then be covered by lead.
For broken tiles we use special resins that will perfectly reassemble the tile, removing that unpleasant reflection of the fracture and preserving the original glass for posterity.
Approximately every hundred years for stained glass windows directly exposed to the weather will require mapping and dismantling of the original lead weave that has become corroded and brittle, the stained glass window will then be rewoven with the same lead sizes used originally.
Part of stained glass restoration and conservation is also the cleaning of a work, each individual tile will be washed with water (in some cases distilled water) and fiberglass brushes so as not to damage the paint on the glass.
In recent years we have restored works from a variety of periods, including the medieval stained glass windows of collector Sam Fogg with an exhibition in London in 2002 and publication of the catalog “Images in light: stained glass 1200-1550”
