Stained Glass Panel with Female Donor

c. 1480

Stained Glass Panel with Female Donor, c. 1480. France, 15th century. Pot metal, white glass with silver stain ; overall: 156 x 43.5 x 1.5 cm (61 7/16 x 17 1/8 x 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund 1919.1.2 The brilliant colors of this stained glass panel were produced by adding different materials to molten glass, creating a reaction that resulted in specific colors. The metal supports for the individual pieces of glass are made from pot metal, an alloy, or mixture, of copper and iron.