Trinity Episcopal Church

Photography: Jon Blumb

This window is one of a pair of windows located in Lawrence Kansas. They are installed at Trinity Episcopal Church, in historic downtown Lawrence. Each panel took approximately six weeks to complete. The designs for the windows were based on existing windows which are located in the sanctuary. The windows in the sanctuary have a gothic arch, diamond quarry pattern, and symbolic details out of brilliant antique handblown glasses. The original windows were from England and were moved to their present location in the early forties.

The outer border is beveled on 6 mm GNA, German New Antique. The bevel measures 1/2" in width leaving roughly 3" of space between the break lines. A break line is where the top of the glass intersects the top of the beveled edge. There are two other sections within the window that are flanked by 3/4" peak bevels. Each beveled side measures 3/8". The beveled edges meet with each other forming a top edge which is where the termed peak bevel is derived. The inner border is 3/4" wide and is a red flashed glass manufactured by Lamberts. The diamond quarry is a hand blown clear, also by Lamberts. The top portion of the window is representational of the heavens. The stars are wheel engraved on a vintage, circa 1900’s, copper wheel engraving machine. The handblown antique blue is a graduated glass starting off lighter and getting more intense in color near the top of the window. Again Lamberts made the antique blue glass.

This detail portrays the symbols which were the beliefs of the individual for whom the window is memorializing. The flag stands for the country which he defended and served. The musical symbols represent the art he enjoyed, and the pineapple shows his outgoing hospitality towards his fellow man.

The three corners of the triangle and the center of the triangle are a beveled dicroic glass which changes colors dramatically when viewed at different perspectives. The glasses are all handblown antique by Lamberts.