How Tiffany Stained Glass Is Colored
article by Jim Hoyle

The colors that you see in Tiffany style stained glass are generally an integral part of the glass created by the addition of various metal oxides and minerals to the glass while it is still in the molten state. Below is a partial list of popular colors and the minerals used to achieve those colors.
Manganese creates violet colors
Copper creates various red colors and green colors
Cobalt creates blues, uranium creates yellows and greens
Iron creates greens and browns
Gold creates purples and reds
Tin creates opaque white
Chromium creates emerald
Antimony creates yellow, etc.

- Jim Hoyle

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