An accomplished investor with over 40 years of experience, Cameel Halim leads CH Ventures, LLC, in Wilmette, Illinois. In September 2017, Cameel Halim and his family celebrated the opening of the Halim Time and Glass Museum, which displays the Halim Family’s vast collection of timepieces and stained glass. A decorative tradition going back many centuries, stained glass has been produced since ancient times. While the use of stained glass in windows dates back to at least the 1st century AD, one of the earliest examples to have been unearthed was found in England at St. Paul’s Monastery, a building established in the late 7th century. In Europe, stained glass had become an art form by the turn of the 13th century. As the art continued to develop, most stained-glass pieces were used in churches and cathedrals, but they began to appear in homes and public buildings during the Renaissance period. The glassmaking tradition was carried to the New World and became one of the first industries set up in Jamestown during the early 1600s. The earliest examples of stained glass in America were created in the mid-17th century, but it wasn’t until the 19th century that a distinctive American style of stained glass developed. The best-known American stained-glass makers include John La Farge, Richard Lamb, and Louis Comfort Tiffany.
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