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We've accidentally managed to break the glass above our front door, by letting the door slam. I'd like to match the glass replacement, so it matches next door. I have no idea what the pattern is called, and don't know where to look to find a match.

We've had a glass fitter around to quote, who suggested that he had not seen this style and that it is likely not made any longer.

Does anyone know the name of the pattern or could possibly tell me of any good places / sites to look for old glass patterns?

antique frosted glass enter image description here

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I found this site which lists many different styles of textured glass.

I think the particular one you had is somewhat close to the Florentine Wissmach on that site.

enter image description here

As for the best site to search, I'd say google image search, honestly. https://www.google.com/search?q=textured+glass+window&source=lnms&tbm=isch

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This glass pattern is "Muranese' and was first produced circa 1890. Designed by the Glasgow Plate Glass Company (Murano St in Glasgow), later acquired by Chance Brothers of Birmingham. Muranese was the most popular of all the Victorian 'fancy glass' designs and was produced by many companies around the world. The pattern came in a small, medium and large variations and every tint possible. 1894 trade brochure. enter image description here

Art glass suppliers offer similar reproduction patterns, often named Florentine. Florentine was actually a similar pattern from the USA, dating back to circa 1895. Whilst similar to Muranese, Florentine has a less dense floral cluster, with banding (parallel lines) incorporated.enter image description here

I have written several in-depth articles on Victorian & Edwardian glass. For more images of Muranese and florentine - https://sashwindowspecialist.com/blog/history-patterned-window-glass/

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