The Vault is Slate’s history blog. Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter @slatevault, and find us on Tumblr. Find out more about what this space is all about here. In an 1886 catalog, the Belcher ...

First-grade students at the Donegal Primary School are painting stained-glass mosaics inspired by artist Alma Thomas. As a Black artist born in the late 1800s, Thomas’ artwork wasn’t featured in a ...

When you think of stained glass, the name Tiffany probably comes to mind — those luminescent lamp shades or a stained glass window in a church or cathedral. But Louis Comfort Tiffany and his studio of ...

In a six-story building in the city’s center, Michael and Petra Mayer run — and reside in — one of the world’s oldest and most celebrated architectural glass and mosaic studios. The Mayer of Munich ...

Following nearly a year of restorations, St. John Baptist Church is unveiling a new 8-foot glass mosaic created by a Central Florida stained-glass artist. The installation of the artwork, which weighs ...