Victoria and Albert Museum | How was it made? Stained glass window | V&A @vamuseum | Uploaded March 2021 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
Watch as a medieval stained glass panel in our collection is reproduced using centuries-old techniques. The original ‘Entry into Jerusalem’ panel came from the choir windows in Erfurt Cathedral in eastern Germany, and was part of a scene dedicated to the Passion of Christ.

Process:
Drawing a cartoon template: 00:10
Cutting glass to size: 00:44
Making paint using metallic oxides and ground glass: 01:01
Marking outlines onto glass: 01:13
Matting: 01:21
Stippling: 01:29
Scraping paint with a needle: 01:45
Heating glass in a kiln: 01:52
Applying silver stain to back of glass: 01:56
Joining glass together using lead: 02:27
Applying glazing cement to panel: 03:02
Spreading whiting over panel: 03:18

Find out more about this object in Explore the Collections: collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O66652/entry-into-jerusalem-panel-unknown

Read more about stained glass in our book: vam.ac.uk/shop/medieval-and-renaissance-stained-glass-in-the-victoria-and-albert-museum-63629.html