Maison Lorin, Stained glass workshop in Chartres, France
Maison Lorin is a stained glass workshop and glaziery in Chartres, France, located in the historic district near the Eure river. The building retains tools and fittings that go back to its founding years in the late 19th century.
The workshop was founded in 1869 by Nicolas Lorin, on land that had served as a tannery during medieval times. In the 20th century, it worked with well-known artists, including a 1948 collaboration with Manessier on windows for the church of Les Bréseux.
The workshop sits in the old part of Chartres, near the Eure river, in a building that dates back to the late 19th century. Its brick walls and old workshop windows give a clear sense of how this craft passed from one generation to the next.
The workshop is no longer open for public visits, but it can be seen from the outside while walking through the surrounding old district. The area around it is easy to explore on foot and sits close to other points of interest in central Chartres.
Windows made in this workshop can be found in several churches across the city, including Saint-Pierre and Saint-Aignan, as well as in Chartres cathedral. Some of those windows were later restored in the very same workshop where they were first created.
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