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Tiffany Census

Church of the Covenant, 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: 1.1.2
Rating: Nothing
Address: East 35th Street and Park Avenue
Location: Manhattan, New York City, New York 10016, USA
Lat/Lng: 40.74749, -73.98155
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Page 201
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Tiffany 1893: Listed
Tiffany 1886: Listed
Tiffany/Duncan comment: Duncan 1980 has an entry for the church without listing any items [DUNC1980]
Completeness: High
Building status: Demolished
Building date: 1865 [A2Z2004]
Architect: James Renwick, Jr. [A2Z2004]
Comment: Building was demolished in 1894 [NYTR1894]
Also of interest:

Site Items

1.1.2.1: Lewis Memorial Window: Faith, Hope and Love (1884) (Unknown)

Item 1.1.2.1

Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Unknown
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Lewis Memorial Window
Theme: Faith, Hope and Love [NYE1884, NYTR1884]
Description: ornamental with cross [NYE1884, NYTR1884]
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation: [NYE1884, NYTR1884]
Designer:
Memorial details: Nancy McKeen Lewis (23 Oct 1837 - 19 Aug 1883) [NYE1884, NYTR1884]
Donor:
Date: Installed Mar 1918 [NYE1884]
Unveiled 16 Mar 1884 [NYE1884]
Size: 15' high x 5' wide with a 5' diameter circle above [NYE1884, NYTR1884]
Lancets: 2 [NYE1884, NYTR1884]
Inscription: on window: Faith / Hope / Love // In Memory of Nancy McKeen Lewis [NYE1884, NYTR1884]
on tablets below: Daughter of Joseph McKeen, and wife of Charlton T. Lewis // Born, Brunswick, Me., October 23, 1837. Died, Norfolk, Conn., August 19, 1883. [NYE1884, NYTR1884]
Category: Ornamental
Location: middle of the north side [NYE1884, NYTR1884]
Comment: Building demolished in 1894 [NYTR1894]

References

A2Z2004: From Abyssinian to Zion, A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship, David W. Dunlap (2004, p. 51)
DUNC1980: Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
NYE1884: The New York Evangelist (17 Apr 1884, p. 8)
NYTR1884: New York Daily Tribune (11 Apr 1884, p. 8)
NYTR1894: New York Daily Tribune (24 Apr 1894, p. 12)
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)

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