Tiffany Census

Baptist Church of the Epiphany, 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:	1.1.41
Rating:	Nothing
Address:	723 Madison Avenue
Location:	Manhattan, New York City, New York 10065, USA
Lat/Lng:	40.76658, -73.9691
Tiffany 1910:	Page 9
Duncan 1980:	Page 202
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Tiffany 1893:	Not listed
Tiffany 1886:	Not listed
Completeness:	Medium
Building status:	Demolished
Building date:	1882 [A2Z2004]
Architect:	John E. Terhune [A2Z2004]
Comment:	Demolished in 1922 [NYT1984, YONK1983, YONK1984]
Also of interest:

Site Items

1.1.41.1:	Leask Memorial Window: Christ Walking on Water (1898) (Removed)
1.1.41.2:	Lesher Memorial Window: Baptism (1898) (Removed)
1.1.41.3:	Conklin Memorial Window: Leading to Christ (Unknown)
1.1.41.4:	Hamlin Memorial Window: ornamental (Unknown)
1.1.41.5:	Henop Memorial Window: ornamental (Unknown)
1.1.41.6:	McKim Memorial Window: ornamental (Unknown)

Item 1.1.41.1

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

Status:	Removed [NYDN1981, NYT1984, YONK1983, YONK1984]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Leask Memorial Window
Theme:	Christ Walking on Water [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 9
Duncan 1980:	Page 202
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[NYEP1898]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Henry G. Leask (21 Sep 1819 - 18 Oct 1893) [NYT1898A, NYT1898B, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	his son, George Leask [NYEP1898, NYT1898A, NYT1898B]
	Leask family [NYT1984, YONK1984]
Date:	Dedicated 20 Nov 1898 [NYT1898A, NYT1898B]
Size:	13' high x 5' wide [NYT1984]
Inscription:
Category:	Christ Walking on Water
Cost:	Leask and Lesher windows together nearly $10000 [NYEP1898]
History:	Removed from church in 1906, and in ca. 1922 obtained by North Baptist Church, Port Chester, NY (SITE:3.91.2) [NYDN1981, NYT1984, YONK1983, YONK1984]
	Sold by North Baptist in 1989 [WN1990]
Same as item:	3.91.2.1

Item 1.1.41.2

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

Status:	Removed [NYDN1981, NYT1984, YONK1983, YONK1984]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Lesher Memorial Window
Theme:	Baptism [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 9
Duncan 1980:	Page 202
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[NYEP1898]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Stephen Rosson Lesher (13 Jul 1830 - 28 Nov 1895) [NYT1898A, NYT1898B, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	his son, Arthur Lawrence Lesher [NYEP1898, NYT1898A, NYT1898B, FINDAGRAVE]
Date:	Dedicated 20 Nov 1898 [NYT1898A, NYT1898B]
Size:	each panel 12' high x 6' wide [NYDN1981, YONK1984]
Lancets:	3 [PHOTO, NYT1898A, NYDN1981, NYT1984, YONK1984]
Inscription:
Category:	Baptism
Cost:	Lesher and Leask windows together nearly $10000 [NYEP1898]
History:	Removed from church in 1906, and in ca. 1922 obtained by North Baptist Church, Port Chester, NY (SITE:3.91.2) [NYDN1981, NYT1984, YONK1983, YONK1984]
Same as item:	3.91.2.2

Item 1.1.41.3

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

Status:	Unknown
Confidence:	Medium
Memorial name:	Conklin Memorial Window
Theme:	Leading to Christ [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 9
Duncan 1980:	Page 202
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date:
Inscription:
Category:	Christ

Item 1.1.41.4

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

Status:	Unknown
Confidence:	Medium
Memorial name:	Hamlin Memorial Window
Description:	ornamental [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 9
Duncan 1980:	Page 202
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date:
Inscription:
Category:	Ornamental

Item 1.1.41.5

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

Status:	Unknown
Confidence:	Medium
Memorial name:	Henop Memorial Window
Description:	ornamental [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 9
Duncan 1980:	Page 202
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date:
Inscription:
Category:	Ornamental

Item 1.1.41.6

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

Status:	Unknown
Confidence:	Medium
Memorial name:	McKim Memorial Window
Description:	ornamental [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 9
Duncan 1980:	Page 202
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date:
Inscription:
Category:	Ornamental

References

A2Z2004:	From Abyssinian to Zion, A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship, David W. Dunlap (2004, p. 64)
DUNC1980:	Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
FINDAGRAVE:	Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information
NYDN1981:	New York Daily News (27 Dec 1981, Westchester section, p. 1)
NYEP1898:	New York Evening Post (26 Mar 1898, p. 22)
NYT1898A:	New York Times (19 Nov 1898, p. 5)
NYT1898B:	New York Times (21 Nov 1898, p. 2)
NYT1984:	New York Times (5 Feb 1984)
PHOTO:	Photo of item
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)
WN1990:	Westmore News (courtesy Jananne Abel, editor), Yvette Kahn (1 Mar 1990, p. 1, 6)
YONK1983:	Yonkers Herald Statesman (4 Sep 1983, section E, p. 3)
YONK1984:	Yonkers Herald Statesman (2 Mar 1984, section C, p. 9)