| Site Id: |
1.1.24 |
| Rating: |
Nothing |
| Address: |
902 Madison Avenue |
| Location: |
Manhattan, New York City, New York 10021, USA |
| Lat/Lng: |
40.77247, -73.9652 |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 7 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 201 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 8 |
| Tiffany 1893: |
Listed |
| Tiffany 1886: |
Not listed |
| Completeness: |
High |
| Building status: |
Demolished |
| Building date: |
1889-1890 [A2Z2004, NYT1890, NYH1890] |
| Architect: |
William A. Potter [A2Z2004] |
| Comment: |
Tiffany also did the interior decorations [KING1892] |
|
Congregation vacated building after service of 5 Jun 1938 [NYT1938] |
|
Building demolished 1939 [NYT1939A, NYT1939B] |
| Also of interest: |
|
| Status: |
Removed [STURM1982] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Unangst Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
Christ and Mary and Martha [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 7 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 201 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 8 |
| Signature: |
|
| Other documentation: |
[NYH1891] |
| Designer: |
Edward Peck Sperry [NYH1891] |
| Memorial details: |
Mary C. Unangst [NYS1891, NYH1891] |
| Donor: |
her husband, Charles Unangst [NYH1891] |
| Date: |
1890 or 1891 [NYH1891, NYS1891, DEDUCED] |
| Lancets: |
3 [NYH1891] |
| Inscription: |
|
| Category: |
Christ at Home of Martha and Mary |
| Location: |
east transept [NYH1891, NYS1891] |
| History: |
Moved to Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, Brooklyn (SITE:2.1.75) [STURM1982] |
| Tiffany/Duncan comment: |
There is an extract from a letter from Mr. Unangst about the window in Tiffany 1897, p. 69 [TIFF1897] |
| Same as item: |
2.1.75.1 |
| Status: |
Unknown |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Muhlenberg Memorial Window (Von Post Memorial Window) |
| Theme: |
Christ in Glory [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Description: |
rose window [NYH1891, NYS1891] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 7 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 201 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 8 |
| Signature: |
|
| Other documentation: |
[NYT1891, NYH1891, NYTR1891, NYS1891] |
| Designer: |
Edward Peck Sperry [NYH1891] |
| Memorial details: |
Henry Melchior Muhlenberg (6 Sep 1711 - 7 Oct 1787), founder of the American Lutheran Church [NYT1891, NYH1891, NYTR1891, NYS1891] |
| Donor: |
descendants of Muhlenberg: James Muhlenberg Bailey, Mrs. H.P. Bailey, Hermann C. van Post, Mrs. Gustav Schwab, Mrs. D.M. Edgar, Kate L. Cammann, Mrs. T. Ward, Robert Jaffray, Robert Jaffray, Jr., and Emily Jaffray [NYH1890, NYS1891] |
| Date: |
Dedicated 1 Nov 1891 [NYT1891, NYH1891, NYTR1891, NYS1891] |
| Inscription: |
On wall underneath window: To the glory of Christ, in memory of his servant, Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, Partriarch of the Lutheran Church in America. Born September 6, 1711, died October 7, 1787. This window is dedicated by descendants of his granddaughters, Eliza Catharine Meier and Anna Margaretha Lorillard, daughters of John Christopher Kunze, D.D., who, from A.D. 1784 to 1807 was pastor of Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in this city [NYS1891, NYTR1891] |
| Category: |
Christ; Round Window |
| Location: |
east transept [NYH1891, NYTR1891, NYS1891] |
| Cost: |
$2500 [NYT1891, NYH1891, NYTR1891] |
| After design: |
Sculpture by Bertel Thorvaldsen in Church of Our Lady, Copenhagen [NYTR1891] |
| Tiffany/Duncan comment: |
Tiffany 1910 calls this the Von Post Memorial Window, so likely Herrmann C. von Post organised the window with the Tiffany company [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED] |
| Status: |
Unknown |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Kerfoot Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
Star of Bethlehem [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
|
Angel of the Shepherds [NYH1897] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 7 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 201 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 8 |
| Signature: |
|
| Other documentation: |
[NYH1897, NYTR1897B] |
| Designer: |
|
| Memorial details: |
Sarah F. Hunter Kerfoot [NYH1897, NYTR1897A, NYTR1897B, TIFF1897] |
| Donor: |
her husband, John B. Kerfoot, and brother, F.W. Hunter [NYH1897, NYTR1897B, TIFF1897, WEB] |
| Date: |
Unveiled Easter Sunday, 18 Apr 1897 [NYH1897, NYTR1897A, NYTR1897B] |
| Size: |
18' high x 3' wide [NYH1897] |
| Inscription: |
|
| Category: |
Star of Bethlehem |
| Tiffany/Duncan comment: |
Tiffany 1897 (p. 83) quotes an extract from Mr. Hunter saying that he and Mr. Kerfoot were pleased with the window [TIFF1897] |
| A2Z2004: |
From Abyssinian to Zion, A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship, David W. Dunlap (2004, p. 211) |
| DEDUCED: |
Deduced from other information |
| DUNC1980: |
Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980) |
| KING1892: |
King's Handbook of New York City, Moses King (1892, p. 347) |
| NYH1890: |
New York Herald (2 Nov 1890, p. 27) |
| NYH1891: |
New York Herald (2 Nov 1891, p. 5) |
| NYH1897: |
New York Herald (19 Apr 1897, p. 12) |
| NYS1891: |
New York Sun (2 Nov 1891, p. 6) |
| NYT1890: |
New York Times (13 Oct 1890) |
| NYT1891: |
New York Times (30 Oct 1891) |
| NYT1938: |
New York Times (27 May 1938) |
| NYT1939A: |
New York Times (5 Feb 1939) |
| NYT1939B: |
New York Times (30 Jul 1939) |
| NYTR1891: |
New York Daily Tribune (2 Nov 1891, p. 7) |
| NYTR1897A: |
New York Daily Tribune (17 Apr 1897, p. 8) |
| NYTR1897B: |
New York Daily Tribune (19 Apr 1897, p. 5) |
| STURM1982: |
Stained Glass from Medieval Times to the Present, James L. Sturm (1982, p. 52) |
| 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) |
| TIFFM1896: |
Glass Mosaic, Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (1896) |
| WEB: |
Some general webpage, e.g. for deducing biographical or genealogical information |