What is AAT?
The Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT) (r) is a structured vocabulary for generic concepts related to art and architecture. It was developed by The Getty Research Institute to help research institutions become consistent in the terminology they use.Learn More
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Multicolored glass, wood, metal. Horizontal window panel has a wooden frame, and is made up of numerous pieces of glass held in place with a metal matrix. "Mercury" mosaic refers to Belchers patent to hold glass in place with solder and metal that was melted in place versus the standard technique of stained glass construction, thus reducing the time and cost of production (see object file). Pieces of glass make up a image of floral pattern with ribbons in the center surrounded by a border of ribbon and two bands of square glass tiles.