Tiffany Windows

The Great West window of St. Paul’s Church, Nantucket, Massachusetts, circa 1904, was made by Tiffany Studios of New York.

The central window in the western façade measures 10' wide x 13' high.  The Tiffany stained glass windows of St. Paul's Church are the equals of the best art glass ever produced.

They are rare in an ecumenical setting, for they depict landscapes and flowers with no figures. The West Window is fabricated from a rich and varied palette of opalescent drapery, and mottled and flashed antique glass held in a lead came/copper-foil matrix.

There are seven layers of glass in the window.  The window has been completely restored. This process included: complete dismantling; cleaning; edge-gluing; partial re-leading; adding a series of structural fins and design of new protective glazing system.

Tiffany Window from St. Paul's Church in Nantucket