Leaded and Stained Glass Windows

Although colored or beveled glass is often referred to as leaded and/or stained glass, there are varieties and different types despite the interchangeable use of terminology.
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This highly decorative glass can be colored, painted, enameled, or tinted, and it can be held together by lead, copper, or zinc cames. Residential architecture of all styles often incorporates this form of window.
A detail shot of a shoe window in the Shoe House.
A round-arched, double-hung sash window with elaborate design.
A transom with leaded and stained glass on a row house.
The richness of detail is visible in this window.
An oval-shaped fixed stained glass window.


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