National Museum of American History
Window Pane
ca 1688
This pane of glass was used in the door of the Copp house in Stonington, Connecticut. The lead glass pane is mounted in lead. The house was built around 1688, but the date of the glass installation is unknown. Lead glass was invented during the 1670s, and allowed for the production of glass at lower temperatures with easier malleability, lowering the cost of production and increasing its adoption for domestic purposes.
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