Stained Glass Restoration
From moving stained glass windows to rebuilding and modification, our team balances artistry and workmanship to get your job done the right way - on time and on budget. Bovard Studio performs a variety of stained glass restoration projects including releading, frame and sash repair, frame and sash replacement, cold painting, window relocation, general maintenance, and replication of lost elements.
A project Bovard Studio recently completed has been the recent recipient of the prestigious 2020 Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award— the Surrogate Court House in Manhattan, NY. Bovard Studio restored the Beaux-Arts laylights, an important element to this National Historic Landmark and backdrop for a number of films and commercials. Bovard carefully selected glass replacements to match the texture and translucency of the original and executed a much-needed releading from water damage that began in the 1990s.
The above windows are part of an extensive church stained glass window restoration project for Sacred Heart Church in Sacramento, California. The windows are of historical significance as Harry Clarke Studio windows, the namesake being Ireland's most renowned stained glass artist. Side-by-side comparison images demonstrate the restoration techniques used by Bovard Studio.
Tiffany windows present unique challenges in disassembling and assembling multiple layers of glass, like that found in the window Bovard restored for Christ Church in Glendale, OH. Our studio is well-equipped to tackle those challenges with our skilled stained glass craftsmen and women.
RE-CREATION
Bovard Studio provides large-scale recreation of stained glass windows lost from fire, earthquakes, hurricanes, and other extreme forces. Designs can be reconstructed to emulate or match lost windows from provided images of the pre-damage facility.
The church facility of First United Methodist Church in Burlington, Iowa was severely damaged from fire. Bovard Studio rebuilt 178 window frames and replicated their lost stained glass.
