Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

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:	13.1.16
Rating:	1 star
Address:	111 S. Michigan Avenue
Location:	Chicago, Illinois 60603, USA
Lat/Lng:	41.87958, -87.62386
Tiffany 1910:	Page 53
Duncan 1980:	Page 210
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Tiffany 1893:	Not listed
Tiffany 1886:	Not listed
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Tiffany 1910 lists the site twice, once as the Art Institute and once as Fullerton Hall [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Completeness:	Medium
Building status:	Extant
Building date:
Architect:
Also of interest:

Site Items

13.1.16.1:	ornamental glass (Likely destroyed)
13.1.16.2:	ornamental windows (1898) (Extant)
13.1.16.3:	Corey Memorial Window: ornamental, lilies (Extant)
13.1.16.4:	Hartwell Memorial Window: Light in Heaven and Earth (1917) (Extant)

Item 13.1.16.1

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

Status:	Likely destroyed [DEDUCED]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:
Description:	ornamental glass [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
	glass mosaic wainscoting [TIFFM1896]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 53
Duncan 1980:	Page 210
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Other Tiffany documentation:	Tiffany Mosaic 1896 lists the glass mosaic wainscoting [TIFFM1896]
Signature:
Other documentation:
Record type:	mosaic (architectural)
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date:
Inscription:
Location:	Memorial Room [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
	Henry Field Memorial Room [TIFFM1896]
Comment:	Tiffany decorated the Henry Field Memorial Room in 1894, including glass mosaic wainscoting, although this entry is not listed in Tiffany 1897, just Tiffany 1910 [IO1894, TIFFM1896, TIFF1910, DUNC1980, ORG, DEDUCED]

Item 13.1.16.2

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:
Description:	ornamental windows [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
	glass dome [ORG]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 53
Duncan 1980:	Page 211
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[CST1898, CDT1898]
Record type:	glass
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date:	Dedicated (with hall) 8 Nov 1898 [CDT1898]
Inscription:
Location:	Fullerton Hall [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, CST1898, CDT1898]

Item 13.1.16.3

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Corey Memorial Window: ornamental, lilies

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Corey Memorial Window
Description:	ornamental, lilies [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 52
Duncan 1980:	Page 210
Tiffany 1897:	Page 33
Signature:
Other documentation:
Record type:	window
Designer:
Memorial details:	Francis Edwin Corey (25 Sep 1804 - 19 Mar 1892) and Vernera Leonard Corey (20 Jun 1805 - 10 Jul 1892) [INSCRIPTION, IO1895, WEB]
Donor:
Date:	Between 1892 and 1895 [IO1895, DEDUCED]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	In Loving Memory Of / Francis Edwin Corey / And / Vernera Leonard Corey/ Died 1892 [PHOTO]
Category:	Floral; Ornamental
History:	Originally in Christ Reformed Episcopal Church, Chicago, IL (SITE:13.1.1) [ORG_OLD, ORG]
	Moved to Trinity Reformed Episcopal Church, Chicago, IL (SITE:13.1.33) in 1924 [ORG_OLD]
	Moved with congregation to new building (SITE:13.1.34) in 1959 [ORG_OLD]
	Moved with congregation to new building (SITE:13.12.1) in 1990, but not installed [ORG_OLD]
	Donated to Art Institute in 2008 [ORG_OLD, ORG]
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Tiffany 1910 spells the name as Cory [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Comment:	The inscription panel is separated from the rest of the window [TYRE2015, ORG]
Same as item:	13.1.1.4; 13.1.33.4; 13.1.34.4

Item 13.1.16.4

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Hartwell Memorial Window
Theme:	Light in Heaven and Earth [ORG]
Description:	landscape [DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Page 222
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[PET1917]
Record type:	window
Designer:	attributed to Agnes Northrop [ORG, CT2020, CST2020, PJ2020]
Memorial details:	Frederick W. Hartwell [PET1917]
Donor:	his wife, Mary L. Hartwell [PET1917]
Date:	Dedicated (with original building) 15 April 1917 [PET1917]
Size:	23' high x 16' wide [ORG, CT2020, CST2020, PJ2020]
Lancets:	5 [PHOTO, PET1917]
Inscription:	My help // cometh from // the Lord who // made heaven // and earth. [PHOTO, PET1917]
Category:	Landscape
Location:	Henry Crown Gallery at the top of the Woman's Board Grand Staircase [ORG]
History:	Originally located in Community Church of Providence, Providence, RI (SITE:34.7.1.1) [ORG, CT2020, CST2020, PJ2020]
	Window purchased by the Art Institute in 2018 and displayed from autumn 2020 [ORG, CT2020, CST2020, PJ2020]
Same as item:	34.7.1.1
Organization Id:	2018.121

References

CDT1898:	Chicago Daily Tribune (6 Nov 1898, p. 39)
CST1898:	Chicago Sunday Tribune (26 Jun 1898, p. 33)
CST2020:	Chicago Sun-Times (13 Feb 2020)
CT2020:	Chicago Tribune (12 Feb 2020)
DEDUCED:	Deduced from other information
DUNC1980:	Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
INSCRIPTION:	Inscription on item
IO1894:	Sunday Inter Ocean (22 Jul 1894, p. 27)
IO1895:	Daily Inter Ocean (28 Sep 1895, Second Part, p. 9)
ORG:	Organization
ORG_OLD:	Organization that was previous owner
PET1917:	Pawtucket Evening Times (14 Apr 1917, p. 11)
PHOTO:	Photo of item
PJ2020:	The Providence Journal (23 Feb 2020)
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)
TYRE2015:	William Tyre, personal communication (20 Jul 2015)
WEB:	Some general webpage, e.g. for deducing biographical or genealogical information