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In reply to the discussion: Can someone help? what do you call someone who makes stained glass? [View all]hunter
(38,263 posts)35. When glass was made by hand all larger windows were made the same way, stained glass or not.
Flat glass was usually made by glass blowers, one piece at a time, no larger than a few inches across.
These smaller pieces of glass were fit together between "H" and "U" shaped lead cames to create a larger window.
All glaziers had to know how to do this. No window was ordinary, and all windows were very expensive. Clear windows were generally fit together in pleasing lattice patterns.
As factory-made sheet of glass got larger, and much less expensive, the term glazier became more associated with trades than fine arts or crafts.
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I second this. If you call a stained glass artist a 'glazier' I think you would get some pushback!
CurtEastPoint
May 2020
#10
It's incredible thinking of these artists back in the 15th century but I guess the basics are the
CTyankee
May 2020
#11
I also call myself a stained glass artist, and I completely agree with your critique.
Brother Mythos
May 2020
#29