A Victorian Leaded Stained Glass Terrarium

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A Victorian style terrarium executed in stained glass. This art glass design is influenced by the famous Crystal Palace in London. The terrarium is 16" long, 7.5" wide and 17" high.

The lower panel with a bird attached, second from the left, is the door into the terrarium. The door slides up, within brass tracks, for removal.

The design layout is from "Contemporary Crafts - Stained Glass" by Marc Gerstein and Lynette Wrigley with modifications for execution in leaded came and to use a copper base. The interior of the terrarium has a plastic tray inserted prior to attaching the base. The tray is spray painted to match the colored glass. In the photograph the base is hunter green to match the green opal glass at the base.

The lower trim is a green opal glass and the upper curved segments are light green GNA glass (German New Antique). GNA glass is a clear glass with antique lines. Other colors are available.

The additional four photographs of the Crystal Palace show different aspects of the terrarium:

• A side view of the "palace".
• The top tier of the "palace".
• The door into the "palace".
• The interior of the "palace" with the door removed.

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