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One of the never installed Tiffany windows bought by Sarah Winchester. Supposedly, one of the last windows comissioned for the Winchester house. It's likely that the Widow Winchester drew the design for this window herself and mailed it to the Tiffany glass company for them to execute.
There are 13 "jewels" embedded in the design of the window (see the notes to find them all). The number 13 occurs in several different places around the house including a 12-candel chandelier that had a thirteenth candle added by Mrs. Winchester's craftsmen.
The most expensive Tiffany Window on the property is installed in the house here.
This Web window hangs in the "garage" behind a large glass wall with dozens of other never used windows and unused rolls of textured wall covering. This shot by globalglenn is a wide angle that shows more of the windows on display.
And here is another photo of this window in it's current context.
The window is lit from behind with a single light bulb.
Auf der Fahrt Markt Schwaben - Ostbahnhof, Höhe Berg am Laim;
Shot through the train window, somwhere near Berg am Laim station, Munich
More archival digging...
The much photographed Fairbairn Crane down on the Harbourside. It was such a bright sunny day, yet the combination of iron and glass is almost monochromatic. I think it must have been the texture and the geometry that caught my eye on the day though...
This is the ONLY surviving Fairbairn Steam Crane in the world; patented in 1850 and designed by Sir William Fairbairn.
Notre Dame window in Brugges. Unfortunately it seems that Brugges has a construction competition on at the moment. Everything seems to be covered or scaffolded.
It took two centuries (13th-15th) to build the church. Among the many art treasures of the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk is a beautiful Carrara marble Madonna and Child sculpture by Michelangelo.
This statue, made in 1504, was the only one of Michelangelo's works to leave Italy in his lifetime and is today one of the few that can be seen outside Italy. It was bought by a Bruges merchant, Jan van Mouskroen, and donated to the church in 1506.
The church also contains a painting of the Crucifixion of Christ by Anthony van Dyck and a rococo extravaganza of a pulpit, designed by Bruges artist Jan Antoon Garemijn.
Also impressive are the side-by-side bronze tomb sculptures of the Duke of Burgundy, Charles the Bold, who died in 1477, and his daughter, Mary of Burgundy, who died at age 25 after falling from her horse in 1482.
A windowpane under the tombs allows you to view the 13th- and 14th-century graves of priests.
East Window by Heaton, Butler & Bayne at Holy Triniy, Leamington Spa.
Holy Trinity church in Beauchamp Square, Leamington Spa blends subtly with it's surroundings, possesing no lofty steeple (though the main south west entrance was clearly intended as the lower stage of a never completed tower).
The church we see today is the result of several phases, initially begun in 1847 but largely the work of J.Cundall from 1881 and 1913. The nave is spacious and light (thanks to large mostly clear aisle windows) whilst the crossing, transepts and chancel possess more ornate detailing, windows and intimate spaces, with stained glass subduing the light in these parts of the building.
The glass itself is an interesting collection of well drawn late 19th/early 20th century work. The east window (and two more either side) is the work of Heaton, Butler & Bayne of London c1889. The intensly dark south transept windowe is by Collier c1891 in an unsually painterly style. There are further windows by Percy Bacon (of London) but my favourite is the impressive north transept window c1950, late Arts & Crafts in style, boldy coloured and freely painted (if only I could recall the artist!)
My grandfather, Andrew Forrester Thomson was churchwarden here up to his death in 1968.
I am not sure what the purpose of this viewing window under the tail of RA001, the original B747-100 is. I have seen similar on KC135 airborne tankers but never on a B747.
Bonus: that is me in the reflection.
Stain Glass Window aboard the Berkeley Ferryboat. San Diego Maritime Museum. San Diego California USA
Nikon D7000 / Nikon 40mm f/2.8 Micro lens / Edited on Adobe PS CS3
I honestly hadn't planned on posting two entries for this week's Window Wednesday. Since I was playing with my camera in my room around 18:35 today, though, I happened to take this and decided that I might as well post it up. :3 (In fact, the last 10 or so photos were all taken in my room.)
(Yep, my bedside desk is messy, but it's neater compared to a few days ago.)
"Scuderie del Quirinale".
Exhibition space in Rome (Italy). From the interior of the exhibition space a view of Piazza del Quirinale, that in the pure lights of middle august has same reminescence of a De Chirico's piantings.
Some photos of Piazza del Quirinale at: www.flickr.com/photos/hidden_vice/sets/750630/
Foto presa con il mio solito cellulare. NOKIA 6680
Ruotata con Microsoft Photo Editor. Minime correzioni.
These window displays have some cool, transparent patterns. We used die cut vinyl on the windows and colored banners behind the windows.
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