An interesting window configuration in the living room is one of Gretchen Dow Simpson’s pleasures. In this triple-fixed transom-type window, the elongated diamond pane is unusual, in that it appears to be floating among the adjoining panes. Small, high, multipaned windows are characteristic of Dutch Colonial style. This architectural form, which harks back to the […]
By Polly Bannister
Oct 23 2008
An interesting window configuration in the living room is one of Gretchen Dow Simpson’s pleasures. In this triple-fixed transom-type window, the elongated diamond pane is unusual, in that it appears to be floating among the adjoining panes. Small, high, multipaned windows are characteristic of Dutch Colonial style. This architectural form, which harks back to the early Dutch homes of the northeastern United States, was popular from the late 1800s to about 1935. This window reflects a simple elegance, considered an antidote to the embellishments of the Victorian era.
Polly was a Yankee editor and a favorite of readers for more than 20 years. She is continually inspired by New England’s beautiful and diverse landscape — from cranberry bogs, sandy beaches, and granite-topped mountains to thriving cities, white clapboard houses on village greens, and red-brick mill towns.
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