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etched glass
We produce decorative etched glass doors and windows in modern contemporary designs and traditional reproductions of Victorian and Edwardian etched glass. We use sandblasting to etch the glass and this can be done in layers to match most original acid etched glass.
A Victorian etched glass design reproduction for the entrance to this home in Stirling, Scotland.
We use sandblasting to etch the glass and this can be done in layers to match most original acid etched glass.
Detail of Herons and Flora in a reproduction etched glass door panel. The original was broken in storm damage. We were able to piece together the remaining sections to make the design.
Full picture of Herons and Flora etched glass reproduction. Butterflies and wee spugs also inhabit this unique Victorian window.
The design incorporated negative and positive relief sections creating a wonderfully dynamic window.
Etched glass reproduction window. Perth, Scotland.
There are many windows of this style throughout Scotland which incorporate popular Victorian motifs. Such as a stylised central vase and flowers with anthemions (palmette fronds) and Greek meander borders.
However it is still rare that we find any two that are exactly the same.
Victorian etched glass reproduction. An elegant window depicting a "classical" flora and fauna theme and a trumpet vine border. Glasgow, Scotland
Stair landing window. Ruby flashed glass border with a central decorative repeat pattern and blue brilliant cut corner squares. (Brilliant cut is a process where the glass is etched using an engraving wheel). Villas throughout Scotland have this style of window but again rarely are two the same. This style was also very popular in the stairwell of many Glasgow tenements.
To create an etched window or door reproduction a rubbing or photograph of the original is used which is then transfered onto a mask on the glass. This mask can be tape, vinyl, bitumen or any substance able to protect the glass from the etching process - sandblast or acid. After the mask is applied the panels are then sandblasted to create the frosted/ etched pattern. If permanent, most etching on glass today is done by sandblasting. Traditionally hydrofluoric acid was used. Acid is still used by some glass artists as it is still the best way to create certain effects. We use a two layer sandblast to create a very similar copy.
Victorian designs. A reproduction etched glass panel for a stair landing in an Alexander "Greek" Thomson villa in Cove, Scotland. Alexander Thomson (1817 – 1875), Glasgow's greatest architect, whose contribution to the architecture of the city and Scotland is immeasurable.
The mask applied to the glass prior to etching. Victorian reproduction. Stirling.
Installing a new transom etched glass window. The design was to match the existing Victorian entrance door panel. We used elements of the door design in the new transom light. Two layers of sandblasted glass were used to re create an "acid" look effect. Pollokshields, Glasgow.
Ruby flashed etched border panel. Flashed glass is hand blown glass which has a thin layer of colour which can be etched away to reveal the clear glass underneath.
The windows and door panel design above was adapted from an existing Art Nouveau etched glass door using motifs of poppy flowers. Bearsden, Glasgow.
A central reproduction panel for a stair window. It is rare for etched glass to be coloured but one way is when the design has been etched it is then hand painted with an amber stain and kiln fired.
