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The piece is a framed window comprised of inter connecting lines and combinations of opaque colored glass, and clear glass. It is mostly rectilinear with the acceptation of a single circelinear form at the top left. The color elements are mostly warm hues with the exception of a single blue pane, and a few black ones. The entirety is incased in a wooden frame. The artifact is an original and is mounted on the wall and positioned at eye level with an accompanying plaque with text describing the piece and some background information. The text reads:

Window, 1912

Oak, colored glass, and leading

 

Frank Lloyd Wright

(American 1867-1959), designer

 

Virginia Carroll Crawford Collection, 1995. 182

My first impression was the contrast between the intermixed glass and the lines created by the leading. The presentation resembles a flag, which is echoed in the flag-esque form opposite the circelinear form. I believe the purpose was to represent his concepts of architecture.