Choosing glass for Prairie style windows
Frank Lloyd Wright, the most famous proponent of the movement, made little use of color, instead relying heavily on
judicious use of variously sized came in a combination of vertical, horizontal, and 30º and 150º lines - and later,
cirles in primary colors. The few colors were in the yellow/amber/brown range, and they were flat, with no internal
variation.
The lead lines are by far the most important aspect of the design, with the glass being overwhelmingly clear float glass.
Aside from the few colored bits, Prairie style is tantamount to very fancy muntin work, in lead. He used a lot of Kokomo glass,
and Kokomo continues to produce glass that is used in the restoration of his windows.
Robbie House
Clear float
An organic yellow akin to Youghiogheny 5002-SP or Laburnum B
An organic olive green akin to Youghiogheny 4302-SP
Dana Thomas House
Clear float
An organic yellow akin to Youghiogheny 5002-SP, Laburnum B.
An organic olive green akin to Youghiogheny 4302-SP, or Chicago Art Glass PR601.
An organic cream akin to Youghiogheny 5502-SP, or Chicago Art Glass PRLUS-straw.
Some colored glass was iridescent as well
Hollyhock House
Clear float
White solid opalescent akin to Sprectum 200S or Kokomo #1D
An organic deep purple akin to Youghiogheny 1300-SP
Mabel & Charles Ennis Brown House
Some windows have clear granite texture accents (like Uroboros 65-00-96), and the bathroom window has granite instead of clear float
Clear float
Clear float sandblasted to look opalescent
Olive green cathedral akin to Saint-Just MNA-3. Wissmach 40-CS, Chicago Art Glass PR601, or Kokomo 652
Emerald green cathedral akin to Saint-Just MNA-18 or MNA-300, Wissmach 344-XX, Chicago Art Glass PR701, or Kokomo 662
Turquoise cathedral akin to Saint-Just MNA-15, Wissmach 364 or Kokomo 618
Yellow cathedral akin to Saint-Just MNA-2, Wissmach 34-LLLL, Chicago Art Glass PRLUS901, or Kokomo 216LL
Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio, Oak Park, Illinois
Clear float
A seedy olive green akin to Youghiogheny 4302 SP, Chicago Art Glass PRLUS901, or Kokomo 652
An organic cream akin to Youghiogheny 5502-SP, or Chicago Art Glass PRLUS-straw.
SPECIAL NOTE: Frank Lloyd Wright used much flat came, and colonial came - in lead, zinc, and brass.
