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First Unitarian Church, New Bedford, Massachusetts

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: 21.22.3
Rating: 1 star
Address: 71 Eighth Street
Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts 02740, USA
Lat/Lng: 41.63418, -70.92978
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Tiffany 1893: Not listed
Tiffany 1886: Not listed
Completeness: High
Building status: Extant
Building date: 1838 [ORG]
Architect: Alexander Jackson Davis and Russell Warren [ORG]
Also of interest:

Site Items

21.22.3.1: Prescott Memorial Mosaic: Angel of the Lord appearing to Moses (1911) (Extant) item has a photo

Item 21.22.3.1

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Prescott Memorial Mosaic:  Angel of the Lord appearing to Moses Prescott Memorial Mosaic:  Angel of the Lord appearing to Moses
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Prescott Memorial Mosaic
Theme: Angel of the Lord appearing to Moses [IS1913]
Pilgrim and Guardian Angel [ORG]
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Other Tiffany documentation: Tiffany 1913 and Tiffany 1922 show a design for the mosaic [TIFF1913, TIFF1922]
Signature:
Other documentation: [NBES1911, BSH1911, NYO1911, LC1911, IS1913]
Designer: Frederick Wilson [NBES1911]
Memorial details: Oliver Prescott (25 Oct 1806 - 11 Jun 1890) and Helen Augusta Howland Prescott (27 Jun 1837 - 15 Nov 1908) [INSCRIPTION, NBES1911, BSH1911, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor: their children, Oliver Prescott, Jr., Helen Whitney Prescott (Mrs. Frederick Dudley) Stetson and Mary Robbins Prescott [NBES1911, FINDAGRAVE]
Date: Unveiled 1 Oct 1911 [NBES1911]
Inscription: on plaque underneath mosaic: In loving memory of / Oliver Prescott / and / Helen H. Prescott / Anno Domini 1911 [PHOTO]
Category: Pilgrim; Guardian Angel
Location: chancel [PHOTO, NBES1911, NYO1911, LC1911, IS1913]

References

BSH1911: Boston Sunday Herald (22 Oct 1911, Pictorial Section)
DUNC1980: Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
FINDAGRAVE: Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information
INSCRIPTION: Inscription on item
IS1913: International Studio (Nov 1913, p. 8-12)
LC1911: The Living Church (Tiffany Studios advertisement) (4 Nov 1911, p. 2)
NBES1911: New Bedford Evening Standard (2 Oct 1911)
NYO1911: The New York Observer (Tiffany Studios advertisement) (2 Nov 1911, p. 548)
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)
TIFF1913: Memorials in Glass and Stone, Tiffany Studios (1913)
TIFF1922: Memorials in Glass and Stone, Tiffany Studios, (1922, second edition)

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