. The Architect & engineer of California and the Pacific Coast. ted by numerous mechanical andtechnical difficulties, this field of artnevertheless offers opportunitiesfor effects both impressive andbeautiful. Even if nothing moredefinite is attempted than to fur-nish a feast for the color sense, theresults are worth obtaining. The peculiar beauty of stainedglass was confined to uses where itcould be illuminated by natural lightuntil very recent times, when mod-ern light-sources, with their bril-liancy and volume of rays, made itpossible with artificial illumination. Colored and painted glass
. The Architect & engineer of California and the Pacific Coast. ted by numerous mechanical andtechnical difficulties, this field of artnevertheless offers opportunitiesfor effects both impressive andbeautiful. Even if nothing moredefinite is attempted than to fur-nish a feast for the color sense, theresults are worth obtaining. The peculiar beauty of stainedglass was confined to uses where itcould be illuminated by natural lightuntil very recent times, when mod-ern light-sources, with their bril-liancy and volume of rays, made itpossible with artificial illumination. Colored and painted glass isavailable for use in the constructionof globes and shades for artificiallisrht, either where a brilliant illu- The Architect and Engineer 93 mmati mspecialonly a i- nolightinj small desirable, or where f is required forspace underneath. the lamp. These conditions g<:norally maintain in dining rooms anddens. It is, of course, impos-sible to give an adequate idea ofstained glass without the use of color. The illustrations, however,will give some idea of the effectsproduced by the combination ofartistic metal work with modernstained glass. Fig. 1 shows a dome fixture, inwhich the metal work is designedalong the lines of hand-wroughldesigns. The pane- of glass havea rough, irregular surface on theoutside, and are hand-painted on the inside, I he painl ti g e, being fired by the usual process. A resultof the translucency of the glass inconnection with the rough exteriorsurface produces a particularly softand pleasing- effect of color. Fig. _ is a crown fixture of simpleImt artistic design, supporting foursmall reflectors having- Art Nouveautendencies in their decoration. Inthis fixture efficiency is not the firstought, although the shadesserve the purpos* oi reflectors to acertain e\i Fig. 3 is a fixture of unusual de-
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