caption for period photo: Mrs. Francis Little shown standing in the doorway of 'Northome' PROPERTY OF A NEW YORK FAMILY

A PAIR OF LEADED GLASS DOORS

DESIGNED BY FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT, EXECUTED BY THE TEMPLE ART GLASS COMPANY FOR THE FRANCIS W. LITTLE HOUSE, 'NORTHOME', WAYZATA, MINNESOTA, 1912

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A PAIR OF LEADED GLASS DOORS
DESIGNED BY FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT, EXECUTED BY THE TEMPLE ART GLASS COMPANY FOR THE FRANCIS W. LITTLE HOUSE, 'NORTHOME', WAYZATA, MINNESOTA, 1912
in original frames
76in. (193cm.) high, 24 5/8in. (62.5cm.) wide, 1¾in. (4.5cm.) deep (2)

Lot Essay

cf. David A. Hanks, Frank Lloyd Wright, Preserving an Architectural Heritage, 1989, pp. 84-85.
See also: Julie L. Sloan, Light Screens, The Complete Leaded-Glass Windows of Frank Lloyd Wright, 2001, pp. 222-224.
'Northome' was demolished in 1972. The living room has been preserved by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and installed in its American Wing. The library of the Little house was acquired by the Art Museum of Allentown, Pennsylvania.

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