Rectangular stucco and glass window with geometric ornamentation composed of regularly placed eight- and sixteen-pointed stars. The stars form an interlaced grid. The main field is framed by a lambrequin arch ending in a knot at its apex and supported by two columns. The spandrels above the arch are filled with a continuous floral ornament composed of stylized split palmettes. The columns, the arch, and the spandrels are – unlike the star pattern – not perforated and therefore not backed with coloured glass.

The window is held in a wooden frame composed of four slats fixed with nails at the corners.

Gypsum plaster; colourless glass (some with a greenish tint); coloured glass (green, blue, two shades of orange, yellow, two shades of red flashed glass), wood, metal

The front of the window shows continuous, diagonal cracks and losses in the latticework. On the back, there are two larger defects in the stucco panel as well as losses in the thin stucco layer. The pieces of glass are missing in these areas. The window shows no signs of previous restorations.

The window discussed here has the same design as and dimensions almost identical to those of the stucco and glass window IG_364 held in the same collection. Also, the colours and the layout of the pieces of glass are very similar. We therefore assume that this window is a cast replica of IG_364. Several observations support this hypothesis: the traces of the tools used to cut the stucco lattice that we observed in window IG_364 are absent here. The surfaces of this window are smooth and show characteristics similar to those of other windows that were probably cast (see for instance IG_360, IG_361, IG_365, IG_367). In addition, the frame of the window does not have the diagonal reinforcements on the back that we observed on window IG_366 and on other windows of possible Tunisian origin. Due to the technical differences, we assume that the window was manufactured in Europe, possibly in Austria. This hypothesis is supported by the glass analyses carried out as part of the project. The two pieces of blue flashed glass shows relatively high levels of chromium and cadmium, as well as high lead concentrations. The use of chromium and cadmium in the production of coloured sheet glass was only known from the 19th century onwards.

Due to the lack of documentation, the exact origin of the window and the date from which it first entered a museum collection are unknown. So far, we only know that it formed part of the collection of the Orientalisches Museum in Vienna, founded in 1874 (from 1886 the k.k. Österreichisches Handels-Museum). In 1897, Arthur von Scala (1845–1909), the director of the Handels-Museum, left the museum to become the new director of the k.k. Österreichisches Museum für Kunst und Industrie (Wieninger, 2012). On his initiative, this and a few other stucco and glass windows were transferred to the k.k. Österreichisches Museum für Kunst und Industrie (today the MAK – Museum für angewandte Kunst) in 1907.