outstanding original 19th century american victorian era oversized interior residential stained glass transom window attributed to the mcculley & miles company, chicago, il. the completely intact custom-built art glass window contains a centrally located circular medallion containing a hand-painted and kiln fired pastoral scene with fisherman in a brilliant color scheme. the medallion is flanked by an impressive assemblage of leafage with ruby red jewel berries. the outer border consists of red flash glass accentuated with a multitude of closely spaced clear faceted jewels. the original varnished cherry wood window sash frame is structurally sound and stable. the art glass window was salvaged from the extant david c. cook mansion, located in elgin, il. david c. cook, founder of a prominent religious publishing operation, built the high victorian queen anne chateauesque style mansion on the corner of gifford and division streets in 1885. in 1945 the grand residence was converted (i.e., modernized and expanded) into the mary margaret nursing home and later renamed the bowes retirement center. fortunately, interior elegant furnishings located on both the first and second floors were left intact from the time of mr. cook's occupancy. the fate of the house remains uncertain. measure 68 x 21 3/4 inches.