BARRET T CHAPEL The unique windows in the Barrett Memorial Chapel (named for Dr. William L. Barrett, Montview’s fourth pastor) were designed using faceted glass. Colored molten glass is cast into molds to form slabs of varying thickness, giving depth to the figures portrayed. These slabs are cut out according to a pattern, the inner surface of each piece chiseled to give a richness and jewel-like quality to the glass. No paint is used. The glass is set in concrete instead of lead. The windows in the Barrett Chapel were designed and installed by the Cummings Stained Glass Studios, San Francisco, California. The stained glass windows in the Barrett Memorial Chapel are very different from all other stained glass windows in the Montview Church building. While they contain considerable iconography their construction makes the windows much more abstract, therefore less realistic. This lends opportunities for those who study, savor and enjoy the windows to interpret each window in his or her way.
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