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Tiffany Census

All Angels' Church, Manhattan, New York City, New York

Note: the text in the square brackets ([...]) are a short form of references which have been used to deduce the corresponding information.
The meaning of the site and item attributes is explained in the glossary.

Site Id: 1.1.10
Rating: Nothing
Address: 428 West End Avenue
Location: Manhattan, New York City, New York 10024, USA
Lat/Lng: 40.7855, -73.98007
Tiffany 1910: Page 6
Duncan 1980: Page 201
Tiffany 1897: Page 6
Tiffany 1893: Listed
Tiffany 1886: Not listed
Tiffany/Duncan comment: Tiffany 1897 and Tiffany 1910 also list "Memorial Altar Cross", which dated to 1892 and was donated by Thomas R. Keator in memory of his wife, Emily Estelle Keator [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980, NYT1892, NYH1892, CHU1892A, CHU1892B]
Most of the windows listed in Tiffany 1910 seem never to have been made [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED]
Completeness: Medium
Building status: Demolished
Building date: 1888-1890 [A2Z2004]
Architect: Samuel B. Snook [A2Z2004]
Comment: Church demolished 1979 [DUNC1980, NYT1979, A2Z2004]
Christie's auctioned the contents of the church, 30 Nov 1978 [CHR1978]
Hudson "Gene" Holloway, of Tampa, FL, owner of the Sea Wolf restaurant, bought the two Tiffany and six Church Glass and Decorating Company windows [LC1979]
Chris Myers, of Ybor City, FL, bought them from Holloway at an auction at Higgenbotham Antiques in Lakeland, FL, in 1985 [TTM1985]
Also of interest: 1890 altar with mosaics by J. & R. Lamb [EPOCH1890]
1900 reredos Ascension mosaic and 1901 apse mural made by Church Glass and Decorating Company, designed by Violet Oakley [NYEP1900, NYTR1900, NYH1901, NYT1901, PI1901, CHU1902, CHS1902]
Six lancet windows made by Church Glass and Decorating Company, designed by Violet Oakley [PI1901, STUD1904, BG1978]
1949 "Tree of Life" window by Lamb Studios [CHR1978]

Site Items

1.1.10.1: Hoffman Memorial Window: Blessed are the Pure in Heart (1896) (Removed) item has a photo
1.1.10.2: Memorial Window: Nativity (Unknown)
1.1.10.3: Memorial Window: Presentation in Temple (Unknown)
1.1.10.4: Memorial Window: Condemnation (Unknown)
1.1.10.5: Memorial Window: Crucifixion (Unknown)
1.1.10.6: Memorial Window: Resurrection (Unknown)
1.1.10.7: Memorial Window: Ascension (Unknown)
1.1.10.8: Memorial Window: Creation (Unknown)
1.1.10.9: Memorial Window: Judgment (Unknown)
1.1.10.10: Memorial Window: Eight Beatitudes (Unknown)
1.1.10.11: Memorial Window: Benedicte (Unknown)
1.1.10.12: Wicker Memorial Window: Adoration of Incarnation (1898) (Removed) item has a photo

Item 1.1.10.1

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Hoffman Memorial Window:  Blessed are the Pure in Heart Hoffman Memorial Window:  Blessed are the Pure in Heart
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Removed [CHR1978, DUNC1980]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Hoffman Memorial Window
Theme: Blessed are the Pure in Heart [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Christian Soul Ascending into Heaven [CHR1978]
Tiffany 1910: Page 6
Duncan 1980: Page 201
Tiffany 1897: Page 6
Signature:
Other documentation: [CHU1897]
Designer: Edward Peck Sperry [CHU1897]
Memorial details: Eugenia Léonie Schieffelin Hoffman (d. 28 Mar 1895) [NYTR1896, CHU1897, NYT1895]
Donor: her husband, Charles Frederick Hoffman, Jr. [NYTR1896, NYT1895]
Date: Unveiled 1 Nov 1896 [NYTR1896]
Size: approximately 40' high [CHR1978]
Lancets: 5 [CHU1897, CHR1978]
Inscription: In most loving memory of Eugenia Leonie Schieffeline Hoffman, beloved wife of Charles Frederick Hoffman, Jr. Entered into the rest and happiness of Paradise, March 26, 1895. Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God. [CHU1897]
Category: Blessed are the Pure in Heart
History: Window sold at Christie's, New York, 30 Nov 1978, lot 69, for $5200 [CHR1978]

Item 1.1.10.2

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Status: Unknown
Confidence: Low
Memorial name: Memorial Window
Theme: Nativity [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 6
Duncan 1980: Page 201
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date:
Inscription:
Category: Nativity

Item 1.1.10.3

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Status: Unknown
Confidence: Low
Memorial name: Memorial Window
Theme: Presentation in Temple [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 6
Duncan 1980: Page 201
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date:
Inscription:
Category: Presentation in the Temple

Item 1.1.10.4

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Status: Unknown
Confidence: Low
Memorial name: Memorial Window
Theme: Condemnation [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 6
Duncan 1980: Page 201
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date:
Inscription:
Category: Condemnation

Item 1.1.10.5

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Status: Unknown
Confidence: Low
Memorial name: Memorial Window
Theme: Crucifixion [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 6
Duncan 1980: Page 201
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
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Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date:
Inscription:
Category: Crucifixion

Item 1.1.10.6

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Status: Unknown
Confidence: Low
Memorial name: Memorial Window
Theme: Resurrection [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 6
Duncan 1980: Page 201
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date:
Inscription:
Category: Resurrection

Item 1.1.10.7

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Status: Unknown
Confidence: Low
Memorial name: Memorial Window
Theme: Ascension [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 6
Duncan 1980: Page 201
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date:
Inscription:
Category: Ascension

Item 1.1.10.8

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Status: Unknown
Confidence: Low
Memorial name: Memorial Window
Theme: Creation [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 6
Duncan 1980: Page 201
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date:
Inscription:
Category: Creation

Item 1.1.10.9

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Status: Unknown
Confidence: Low
Memorial name: Memorial Window
Theme: Judgment [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 6
Duncan 1980: Page 201
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
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Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date:
Inscription:
Category: Judgment

Item 1.1.10.10

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Status: Unknown
Confidence: Low
Memorial name: Memorial Window
Theme: Eight Beatitudes [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 6
Duncan 1980: Page 201
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
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Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date:
Inscription:
Category: Beatitude

Item 1.1.10.11

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Status: Unknown
Confidence: Low
Memorial name: Memorial Window
Theme: Benedicte [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 6
Duncan 1980: Page 201
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date:
Inscription:
Category: Benediction

Item 1.1.10.12

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Wicker Memorial Window:  Adoration of Incarnation
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Removed [CHR1978, DUNC1980]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Wicker Memorial Window
Theme: Adoration of Incarnation [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 6
Duncan 1980: Page 201
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer: Frederick Wilson [NYEP1898]
Memorial details: Henry Halladay Wicker (9 Feb 1876 - 11 Sep 1894) [BG1978, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor: his father, Cassius Milton Wicker [BG1978, FINDAGRAVE]
Date: Dedicated All Saints' Day, 1 Nov 1898 [BG1978]
Size: 132" high x 19" wide [CHR1978]
Lancets: 1 [CHR1978]
Inscription:
Category: Incarnation
History: Window sold at Christie's, New York, 30 Nov 1978, lot 37, for $1900 [CHR1978]

References

A2Z2004: From Abyssinian to Zion, A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship, David W. Dunlap (2004, p. 9)
BG1978: Violet Oakley's Stained Glass Windows (unpublished paper), Barbara Gallati (1978, p. 49)
CHR1978: Christie's, New York (annotated copy courtesy of Hope College, Michigan) (30 Nov 1978)
CHS1902: The Church Standard (4 Jan 1902, p. 375-376)
CHU1892A: The Churchman (7 May 1892, p. 585)
CHU1892B: The Churchman (25 Jun 1892, p. 838)
CHU1897: The Churchman (5 Jun 1897, p. 885-886)
CHU1902: The Churchman (11 Jan 1902, p. 47-50)
DEDUCED: Deduced from other information
DUNC1980: Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
EPOCH1890: The Epoch (26 Dec 1890, p. 332)
FINDAGRAVE: Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information
LC1979: The Living Church (4 Feb 1979, p. 6)
NYEP1898: New York Evening Post (21 May 1898, p. 22)
NYEP1900: New York Evening Post (20 Oct 1900, p. 21)
NYH1892: New York Herald (25 Apr 1892, p. 10)
NYH1901: New York Herald (30 Dec 1901, p. 13)
NYT1892: New York Times (24 Apr 1892)
NYT1895: New York Times (30 Mar 1895, p. 5)
NYT1901: New York Times (31 Dec 1901, p. 6)
NYT1979: New York Times (20 Jul 1979, p. B3)
NYTR1896: New York Daily Tribune (2 Nov 1896, p. 5)
NYTR1900: New York Daily Tribune (21 Oct 1900, p. 8)
PI1901: Philadelphia Inquirer (3 Feb 1901, p. 11)
STUD1904: The Studio (15 Aug 1904, Vol. 32, p. 360)
TIFF1886: Announcement in American Architect and Building News, Tiffany Glass Company (6 Feb 1886)
TIFF1893: Chicago Exposition booklet, Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (1893)
TIFF1897: A List of Windows: And Extracts from Letters & Newspapers, Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (1897)
TIFF1910: A Partial List of Tiffany Windows, Tiffany Studios (1910)
TTM1985: The Tampa Tribune Mail (4 Sep 1985, p. 1)

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