![]() As the first semester of grad school comes to a close the final project of the class American Material LIfe is focused on an aspect of material culture, for me this is the Transom window. The class has discussed various aspects of culture, some have taken my interest more than others, food for example got my attention. The class is asking for a paper analyzing the transom window, along with that paper this blog will also have a number of posts discussing my process and research as well as some of the findings that I come to as I look into the history of the transoms and their place in the Victorian Home. These windows are overlooked by most people that encounter them, they are outside of our culture today, but still found in many old homes. What role did the transom play in the lives of people within the Victorian Era, were they just a tool to ensure that their homes were warm or cool? Did the transom help the Victorians to use their homes in a more effective way? What aspect of culture if any did the transom window play? This project will explore these questions and try to understand what role the window played in the lives of the men and women of the nineteenth century, as well as to explore one specific set of windows in one very special house. The Lincoln home has a set of transoms on the second floor, they will be the primary focus of the project and future posts will look to better understand those windows.
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