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Tiffany Census

Grace Episcopal Church, Brooklyn, 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: 2.1.3
Rating: 1 star
Address: 254 Hicks Street
Location: Brooklyn, New York City, New York 11201, USA
Lat/Lng: 40.69388, -73.99678
Tiffany 1910: Page 13
Duncan 1980: Page 202
Tiffany 1897: Page 10
Tiffany 1893: Listed
Tiffany 1886: Not listed
Completeness: High
Building status: Extant
Building date: 1847-1848 [ORG]
Architect: Richard Upjohn [ORG]
Also of interest: 1903 Heinze Memorial Window, "Ascension", by J. & R. Lamb [EAGLE1903, NYTR1903]

Site Items

2.1.3.1: Husted Memorial Window: Our Saviour, and the Symbols of the Evangelists (1892) (Extant)
2.1.3.2: Sands Memorial Window: Adoration of the Madonna (Extant)
2.1.3.3: Boocock Memorial Window: Christ in the House of Mary and Martha (1899) (Extant)

Item 2.1.3.1

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

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Husted Memorial Window
Theme: Our Saviour, and the Symbols of the Evangelists [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Sermon on the Mount [EAGLE1897, GRACE1897, ORG]
Christ Teaching [NYT1894]
Christ and Apostles [EAGLE1892]
Tiffany 1910: Page 13
Duncan 1980: Page 202
Tiffany 1897: Page 10
Other Tiffany documentation: Tiffany 1893 has a photo of the window (site not specified) [TIFF1893]
Signature:
Other documentation: [BC1892, NYT1894, EAGLE1897]
Designer: Edward Peck Sperry [TIFF1893]
Memorial details: Colonel William H. Husted (17 Oct 1832 - 24 Jul 1890) [BC1892, EAGLE1892, GRACE1897, NYS1890, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor: his wife, L. Jennie Littlejohn Husted [BC1892, NYT1894, GRACE1897, WEB]
Date: Installed Dec 1892 [EAGLE1892]
Lancets: 3 [PHOTO, TIFF1893]
Inscription: Blessed are the // pure in heart for // they shall see God // In memoriam // William H Husted // Died July 24 1890 [PHOTO, EAGLE1892]
Category: Sermon on the Mount
Location: fourth window, north side of nave [GRACE1897, ORG]
Cost: $2000 [BC1892]
Comment: Window was exhibited at 1893 Chicago World's Columbian Exposition [NYT1894]
The apostles features are Andrew, Peter and John [EAGLE1892]

Item 2.1.3.2

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

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Sands Memorial Window (Litchfield Memorial Window)
Theme: Adoration of the Madonna [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Madonna and Child [ORG]
Tiffany 1910: Page 13
Duncan 1980: Page 202
Tiffany 1897: Page 10
Other Tiffany documentation: Tiffany 1893 has a photo of the window (site not specified) [TIFF1893]
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details: Esther Stevens Holt Sands (21 Aug 1827 - 3 May 1874) [EAGLE1893, GRACE1897, WEB]
Donor: her daughter, Madeline Middagh Sands (Mrs. Edward Hubbard) Litchfield [EAGLE1893, GRACE1897, WEB]
Date: <= 1893 [TIFF1893, EAGLE1893]
Lancets: 3 [PHOTO, TIFF1893, EAGLE1893]
Inscription:
Category: Madonna
Location: third window, south side of nave [GRACE1897, ORG]
Tiffany/Duncan comment: Tiffany 1897 and Tiffany 1910 call this the Litchfield Memorial Window because Mrs. Litchfield was the donor [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED]

Item 2.1.3.3

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

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Boocock Memorial Window
Theme: Christ in the House of Mary and Martha [BRSU1899, EAGLE1899, ORG]
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation: [BRSU1899, NYTR1899, EAGLE1899]
Designer: Frederick Wilson [BRSU1899]
Memorial details: Mary C. Boocock (d. 3 May 1897) [EAGLE1899]
Donor: her husband, Samuel W. Boocock [EAGLE1899]
Date: Exhibited Feb 1899 [BRSU1899, NYTR1899]
Installed Apr 1899 [EAGLE1899]
Lancets: 3 [PHOTO]
Inscription: She hath chosen that good part which shall not be taken away from her [EAGLE1899]
Category: Christ at Home of Martha and Mary
Location: fourth window, south side of nave [ORG]

References

BC1892: Brooklyn Citizen (14 Aug 1892, p. 16)
BRSU1899: Brooklyn Daily Standard Union (8 Feb 1899, p. 3)
DEDUCED: Deduced from other information
DUNC1980: Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
EAGLE1892: Brooklyn Daily Eagle (24 Dec 1892, p. 10)
EAGLE1893: Brooklyn Daily Eagle (16 Jul 1893, p. 13)
EAGLE1897: Brooklyn Daily Eagle (18 Apr 1897, Easter Supplement, p. 8-9)
EAGLE1899: Brooklyn Daily Eagle (16 Apr 1899, p. 43)
EAGLE1903: Brooklyn Daily Eagle (6 Apr 1903, p. 16)
FINDAGRAVE: Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information
GRACE1897: Grace Church, Brooklyn Heights (1847-1897, p. 69)
NYS1890: New York Sun (29 Jul 1890, p. 1)
NYT1894: New York Times (5 Aug 1894)
NYTR1899: New York Daily Tribune (10 Feb 1899, p. 14)
NYTR1903: New York Daily Tribune (6 Apr 1903, p. 7)
ORG: Organization
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)
WEB: Some general webpage, e.g. for deducing biographical or genealogical information

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