Strawberry Hill, Twickenham, London. Scientific Examination of the Window Glass
Author(s): David Dungworth
The chemical analysis of thirteen samples of window glass from Horace Walpole’s house at Strawberry Hill, Twickenham was undertaken as part of a larger project investigating post-medieval window glass. While all other sites and assemblages investigated to date have been used to develop a model of chronological changes in window glass manufacturing practice and technology, the situation with this assemblage has been reversed. In this case the results of the chemical analysis have been used to suggest dates of manufacture and these dates have been compared with the prior dates suggested by architectural context. Four samples have compositions which are consistent with the suggested dates, five samples have compositions which suggest that the glass has been replaced at a later date, and four samples have unusual compositions which cannot currently be explained.
- Report Number:
- 24/2010
- Series:
- Research Department Reports
- Pages:
- 12
- Keywords:
- Glass Post Medieval
