When you deposit a layer of gold on glass and protect it with clear lacquer, the gold is translucent. Light bouncing off of the gold gives the glass a golden glow. Light passing through the glass is sea green.
When you add a layer of silver on top of the gold, the mirror is opaque and completely reflective. All of the light bounces back to the viewer. The mirror is as gold as a wedding ring.
Our founder, Sarah King, was originally a stained glass artist. Her hunt for the process of making gold mirrors, like those found in the Chicago Bungalow windows around her led to her rediscovery of the Angel Gilding process.
To read more about this explore our "About Us" page here. The windows shown here demonstrate the beauty of gold mirror in stained glass - the outside of the window is as decorativee as the inside.
Gilding glass is not difficult, but it is not fast. Our Angel Gilding video takes you through the process step-by-step. Please contact us for a free 1" sample of translucent gold and a 1" sample of Angel Gilding. The name "Angel Gilding" is used to distinguish chemical deposition gilding (mirroring) from gold leaf gilding.
This is the view inside of a glass jar that was gold mirrored. There is no protective coating or silver-just your eye and pure gold!
The only finished mirror we sell is our Thin Gold Mirror. This 9 inch by 15 inch piece of 1/6th inch glass is intended to be used in stained glass windows. Two pieces sit back to back in a single came.
This is made to order and therefore has longer lead times that most of our other products.
Contact Us with any questions.