This enchanting window was created in 1928 for the Brookville estate of cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post. Mrs. Post's home now serves as the campus' administration building. Positioned to the left of the Great Hall's huge fireplace, this masterpiece is nearly identical to the one gracing the opposing side.

Although the original designer is unknown, it is believed that the mansion's architect -- Charles Mansfield Hart of New York City -- was responsible for the window. Created to appear like the windows found in the magnificent homes of Elizabethan England in the Middle Ages, it is crafted of 10 intricate sections of leaded glass set into a plaster and stone frame.

Upon close inspection, one can see the Post Family Crest in the top middle section of the window. While this section is prominent with colorful stained glass, the remainder of the window (with one exception) is made up of clear glass. Other details include regal figures, such as an armored knight mounted atop his noble steed, located on the lower left section. This also adds to the room's Elizabethan feeling. Two other panels depict the type of sailing ships commonly found during the Middle Ages. Other images contained in the window are of a bird, candle stick, and assorted flora.

The room in which this window is located originally featured a nautical theme, hence the ships in the glass. It was well known that Mrs. Post's second husband, financial wizard Edward F. Hutton, greatly loved the ocean, and it is clear that his taste influenced the room's interesting décor as well as the images reflected in the windows.

While it is unusual for the University to alter any of the mansion's magnificent details in construction, in 1979 the trustees agreed to honor the 25th anniversary of the campus by adding a color symbol of the university crest to the lower mid-section of the window. Clearly, the superb craftsmanship of this addition in no way detracts from the over all beauty of the window.