The Peace Window (2017-2018)
This 1903 Tiffany Studios window was one of the most severely deteriorated in the sanctuary before restoration.
Watch the Tiffany Peace Window Restoration Story
This 1903 Tiffany Studios window was one of the most severely deteriorated in the sanctuary before restoration. The 114 year-old window was a memorial gift in memory of Silas and Maria Cobb by their daughters Mrs. Walter Walker (nee Maria Cobb) and Mrs. Walter Denegre (nee Bertha Cobb).
Venturella Studio of New York City conducted the year-long window restoration. Tom Venturella and Jim Murphy did a masterful job of cleaning and repairing the thousands of pieces of glass in the window. They then releaded the entire window. In July 2018, the window’s fifteen sections were re-installed in a new steel frame, while a new protective glass covering was installed on the exterior. Minor masonry repairs in the window’s exterior surround were made. Finally, the interior plaster surrounding the window was repaired and repainted in Shaw’s original color scheme. Today you can see the window as it looked when it arrived in 1903 from the Tiffany Studios.
Bell Tower Window Pane Restored (2012)
This 1874 window was missing a pane.
Bill Klopsch was once again enlisted to address a Renwick designed stencil glass window in the Bell Tower. This east facing window was missing a pane. By using the silkscreens Klopsch created for the 2008 repair, vitreous paint was screened onto the glass piece, and kiln-fired to make the paint permanent. The pane was replaced in January 2012.
Morris Windows (2012)
Replaced Lexan window coverings.
The two east-facing windows designed by Edward Burne-Jones and made by William Morris and Company were obscured behind protective Lexan glazing darkened with age. In June 2012 the old Lexan was replaced with new by Restoric LLC. The new Lexan is clear, revealing the vibrant windows from the exterior, and ventilated, creating a better environment for the glass.
Bell tower window restored (2008)
Bill Klopsch Stained Glass cleaned and restored the stencil glass window located on the south façade of the bell tower (window is original to Renwick’s design). As much as possible of the original glass was repaired and reused, with minimal pieces of glass replaced.