Burgdorf, Ref. Parish Church

Vestry

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the original window of the late 15th or early 16th century was destroyed by a hailstorm in 1707. The fragments of the panel were found in 1968 behind the choir stalls. The stained glass artist and restorer Konrad Vetter assembled the fragments as a new panel, which has since then been presented in one of the windows
of the vestry.

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The single stained glass panel (1555) bears the coat of arms and inscriptions of the brothers Niklaus II and
Hans-Rudolf Manuel, well known Bernese glass-painters of the sixteenth century. The panel was donated to the church in 1869. The stained glass panel is said to have been executed by Niklaus II Manuel.

The panels were installed in the vestry around 1971.
Oxide paint, grisaille paint inside and outside / silver stain outside / enamels / flashed glass relief.
Coating, lamination, doubling and edge bonding with Araldite® AY103 (binder) and HY951 (hardener) by 100 : 9 parts.
More information about the window is available at Object-Data by Constglass FhG ISC (coat of arms,
panel of fragments).
A short description about scientific investigations can be reached directly: coats of arms and panel of fragments.

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