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Title: Do you consider this Federal period?
Post by: greenacres on December 18, 2010, 11:57:06 PM
i got this from a house that was before the turn of the century. It's a transom. It was near 2nd and Girard in Phila. I took 200 years of paint off because it was a mess.
Title: Re: Do you consider this Federal period?
Post by: Dean Perdue on December 19, 2010, 12:57:40 AM
Cool.Did you happen to get  photos of it on the house before it was removed and before your paint removal.Maybe it would add value and history to this nice looking piece.
Title: Re: Do you consider this Federal period?
Post by: jacon4 on December 19, 2010, 04:30:24 AM
Well, i wouldnt think federal (1790-1830), i would guess victorian.
" I took 200 years of paint off because it was a mess."
LOL, hopefully if you removed paint with heat/torch you did it outside as the paint likely had lead in it. Very nice window.
Title: Re: Do you consider this Federal period?
Post by: talesofthesevenseas on December 19, 2010, 11:26:13 AM
I would think that you could date the window by the date of the house it came from since it had been there a long time and had many layers of paint it is probably a fairly safe bet that it is original to the house.
Title: Re: Do you consider this Federal period?
Post by: hosman321 on December 19, 2010, 12:20:58 PM
A few more pics would help, especially of the wood. I agree about the lead paint. Have to be extremely careful with antiques, they can be dangerous! My guess is victorian, 1870 or later.
Title: Re: Do you consider this Federal period?
Post by: greenacres on December 19, 2010, 12:38:20 PM
There are pictures. I have to find them. They maybe lost. I do have a map from my grandfather, but I can't get the area big enough. Is that why I have brain damage, lol I cleaned it in an open garage with a mask.
Title: Re: Do you consider this Federal period?
Post by: greenacres on December 19, 2010, 12:46:24 PM
I talked to my husband and he says the house was built in 1890's to 1905. The patterns of the glass are fascinating.
Title: Re: Do you consider this Federal period?
Post by: hosman321 on December 19, 2010, 12:53:03 PM
Definitely beautiful! They don't make things the way they used to.
Title: Re: Do you consider this Federal period?
Post by: greenacres on December 19, 2010, 01:31:10 PM
That's for sure. Someone bought me a gift saying it was old stainglass and I questioned it right away, because I know the difference.
Title: Re: Do you consider this Federal period?
Post by: KC on December 19, 2010, 08:37:51 PM
The laurel wreath was used a lot in Victorian stained windows - this particular style was used most often to represent "honor" such as for military.  Can't tell much more on yours without being there personally.

Do you know anything about quality of original stained glass?  
Title: Re: Do you consider this Federal period?
Post by: greenacres on December 20, 2010, 01:49:33 PM
The stained glass is all original. This peice fit at the top of a door. I'm going to research the neighborhood and the houses built in that time period. I want to see if I can find the person who made this. I question was it built with the house was built and put inall of the houses. I'm sure they all had transoms, but was the stained glass an extra.
Title: Re: Do you consider this Federal period?
Post by: greenacres on December 20, 2010, 02:12:39 PM
This would be the style house. you can see where the transom is.
Title: Re: Do you consider this Federal period?
Post by: greenacres on December 20, 2010, 02:20:04 PM
Image Source Page: http://www.archives.upenn.edu/histy/features/wphila/exhbts/grubel/23develop1.html
This a great website.
Title: Re: Do you consider this Federal period?
Post by: KC on December 20, 2010, 02:32:33 PM
Also, trying to figure out if it was original to the house....was it from another one and brought to this one....or added later?   The search is on!!!