This seventeen foot window is actually a brand new window made to look like an older installation. The original in the Mount Pisgah Baptist Church was destroyed in a great northeaster in 1997. Several days after the storm I received a referral to look at the job. When I arrived the church had already moved the remains of the window to an area outside. Apparently, the window suffered from extreme deterioration, and was not really fastened well to the brick surround. During one terrific blast of wind, the window flew like a kite into the church, wiping out several pews in the process. Unfortunately, by moving the window we lost valuable clues and original glass that could have been used in our restoration.

I came upon a jumbled pile of splintered wood, metal bars and lead with broken glass fragments. Ninety percent of this window was shoveled into a trash can.

Originally made of wood, the studio installed a new specialized "Thermal Break" aluminum frame to house the new window and the protective glazing system. This new system is vastly superior to the common use of standard store front type frames altered to receive a layer of stained Glass. The windows were constructed in the traditional leaded method used in the original. All leads are superior restoration grade leads custom sized to the specifications of the originals.