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The number and patterns of panes in a window. In a glossary/double-hung-window-2/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="9a45f7526729e61f17ff64daca331b63" target="_blank" >double-hung-window/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="89766c158038f6e3ef4b193eda6a572f" target="_blank" >double-hung window some have the same number in the upper and lower sash: (1) one-over-one/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="4924c35c6273fb31329ce29938370eed" target="_blank" >one-over-one, (2) two-over-two/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="3f1026dc5b5267cf2835a2c6a0c7d055" target="_blank" >two-over-two, (4) four-over-four/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="92e1e73265a0773f3d562b727d27bbd3" target="_blank" >four-over-four, (6) six-over-six/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="4bc7194e72e79b8b744905e9d451b2ae" target="_blank" >six-over-six, (8) eight-over-eight/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="0117ed436309838d5e353c5a124e2606" target="_blank" >eight-over-eight, (9) nine-over-nine/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="279c558474b305d9c977678278692aae" target="_blank" >nine-over-nine, (10) ten-over-ten/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="0d932cc5a0c989bcf75812e5f08e6761" target="_blank" >ten-over-ten, (12) twelve-over-twelve/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="2445867ccd027011c0ac864717ae2acc" target="_blank" >twelve-over-twelve, and (15) fifteen-over-fifteen. Another common variation is a multi-paned upper sash over a single paned lower sash: (2) two-over-one, (4) four-over-one, (6) six-over-one, (12) twelve-over-one, (15) fifteen-over-one, and (40) forty-over-one/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="07d1d45106f9d151598f86e69129e06f" target="_blank" >forty-over-one. Another variety is multi-paned upper and lower sashes: four-over-two, four-over-six, six-over-four, six-over-nine, eight-over-twelve, nine-over-six, nine-over-nine, twelve-over-eight, light-sash/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="1beafd3fbf76441342e2454b3255062c" target="_blank" >twenty-light sash, and five-over-twenty-window/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="405ed19a2a72a7095f52ef1fbbe4df31" target="_blank" >twenty-five-over-twenty window. Photo from Appomattox Courthouse National Historical Park, Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, 2021. (Kremer, 2023)

Table of Light Arrangement with Upper Sash in X-axis and Lower Sash in Y-axis

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1 U2 U3 U4 U5 U6 U7 U8 U9 U10 U11 U12 U
1 Lone-over-onetwo-over-one
four-over-onesix-over-onenine-over-onetwelve-over-one
2 Ltwo-over-twofour-over-two
3 L
4 Lfour-over-foursix-over-four
5 L
6 Lfour-over-sixsix-over-sixnine-over-six
7 L
8 Leight-over-eighttwelve-over-eight
9 Lsix-over-ninenine-over-nine
10 Lten-over-ten
11 L
12 Lsix-over-twelveeight-over-twelvetwelve-over-twelve

List of Window Types by Pane Count

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  • 2 – one-over-one
  • 3 – two-over-one
  • 4 – two-over-two
  • 5 – four-over-one
  • 6 – four-over-two
  • 7 – six-over-one
  • 8 – four-over-four
  • 9
  • 10 – nine-over-one, four-over-six, six-over-four
  • 11
  • 12 – six-over-six
  • 13 – twelve-over-one
  • 14
  • 15 – six-over-nine, nine-over-six
  • 16 – eight-over-eight, fifteen-over-one
  • 17
  • 18 – nine-over-nine
  • 19
  • 20 – twenty-light sash, twelve-over-eight, ten-over-ten, eight-over-twelve
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24 – twelve-over-twelve
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30 – fifteen-over-fifteen
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41 – forty-over-one
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45 – twenty-five-over-twenty window

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