Tiffany Census

Madison Avenue Reformed Church, Albany, 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:	3.2.5
Rating:	Nothing
Other name(s):	Second Dutch Reformed Church
Address:	South Swan Street and Madison Avenue
Location:	Albany, New York 12210, USA
Lat/Lng:	42.65, -73.76336 (approx)
Tiffany 1910:	Page 19
Duncan 1980:	Page 203
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Tiffany 1893:	Not listed
Tiffany 1886:	Not listed
Completeness:	High
Building status:	Destroyed
Building date:	1879-1881 [WEB]
Architect:	Joseph Lyman Silsbee [WEB]
Comment:	Building destroyed by fire 16 Feb 1937 [ATU1937]
Also of interest:	1899 "Faith and Hope" window (after Burne Jones) by Horace J. Phipps [ATU1899]
	1906 Selden Memorial Window, "Annunciation", by Heinigke & Bowen [AEJ1906]
	1906 Ennis Memorial Window, "Madonna and Child", by Church Glass and Decorating Company [AA1906]

Site Items

3.2.5.1:	Lansing Memorial Window: Triumphant Angels (1899) (Likely destroyed)
3.2.5.2:	Lansing Memorial Font: baptismal font, rose pink Numidian marble, enriched by layers of gold mosaic, contrasted with mother of pearl and Connemara green (1894) (Likely destroyed)

Item 3.2.5.1

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

Status:	Likely destroyed [DEDUCED]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Lansing Memorial Window
Theme:	Triumphant Angels [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 19
Duncan 1980:	Page 203
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[ATU1899, JDR1899, GDT1899, NFG1899]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Helen Franchot Douw Lansing (31 Mar 1846 - 28 Jan 1898) [ATU1899, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	Society of the King's Daughters and Sesame Reading Club [ATU1899]
Date:	Unveiled Easter Sunday, 2 Apr 1899 [ATU1899, JDR1899, GDT1899, NFG1899]
Inscription:	Given in grateful remembrance of its first president, Helen Franchot Douw Lansing, by the Society of the King's Daughters, Easter 1899. // The gift of the Sesame Reading Club to the beloved memory of its founder, Helen Franchot Douw Lansing. At rest January 28, 1898. [ATU1899]
Category:	Angel

Item 3.2.5.2

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Lansing Memorial Font: baptismal font, rose pink Numidian marble, enriched by layers of gold mosaic, contrasted with mother of pearl and Connemara green

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

Status:	Likely destroyed [DEDUCED]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Lansing Memorial Font
Description:	baptismal font, rose pink Numidian marble, enriched by layers of gold mosaic, contrasted with mother of pearl and Connemara green [ATU1894]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[ATU1894, IS1913]
Designer:	Jacob Adolphus Holzer [ATU1894]
Memorial details:	Charles Bridgen Lansing (3 Jul 1809 - 1 Dec 1890) [ATU1894, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:
Date:	Consecrated 2 Dec 1894 [ATU1894]
Inscription:

References

AA1906:	Albany Argus (22 Oct 1906, p. 5)
AEJ1906:	The Albany Evening Journal (16 Apr 1906, p. 11)
ATU1894:	Albany Times Union (3 Dec 1894, p. 2)
ATU1899:	Albany Times Union (3 Apr 1899, p. 4)
ATU1937:	Albany Times Union (17 Feb 1937, p. 1, 5)
DEDUCED:	Deduced from other information
DUNC1980:	Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
FINDAGRAVE:	Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information
GDT1899:	Geneva Daily Times (3 Apr 1899, p. 5)
IS1913:	International Studio (Nov 1913, p. 8-12)
JDR1899:	The Johnstown Daily Republican (3 Apr 1899, p. 2)
NFG1899:	Niagara Falls Gazette (3 Apr 1899, p. 5)
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