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St. John's Episcopal Church, Somerville, New Jersey

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Site Id: 30.49.1
Rating: 2 stars
Address: 158 West High Street
Location: Somerville, New Jersey 08876, USA
Lat/Lng: 40.5721, -74.61767
Tiffany 1910: Page 88
Duncan 1980: Page 218
Tiffany 1897: Page 53
Tiffany 1893: Not listed
Tiffany 1886: Not listed
Completeness: High
Building status: Extant
Building date: 1895-1896 [NYTR1896]
Architect: Horace Trumbauer [NYTR1896]
Also of interest: Reed Memorial ornamental rose window by Walter Janes [WJ1899]

Site Items

30.49.1.1: Smith Memorial Window: The Resurrection (1896) (Extant) item has a photo
30.49.1.2: Potts Memorial Window: ornamental (1896) (Unknown)
30.49.1.3: Potts Memorial Window: I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes (Extant) item has a photo
30.49.1.4: Parmelee Memorial Window: Charity (1907) (Extant) item has a photo
30.49.1.5: Schott Memorial Window: Christ Blessing Children (1905) (Extant) item has a photo

Item 30.49.1.1

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Smith Memorial Window:  The Resurrection
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Smith Memorial Window
Theme: The Resurrection [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 88
Duncan 1980: Page 218
Tiffany 1897: Page 53
Signature:
Other documentation: [NYTR1896]
Designer: probably Frederick Wilson [TIFF1893, DEDUCED]
Designer comment: Tiffany 1893 credits Wilson as the designer of a similar composition [TIFF1893]
Memorial details:
Donor: J. Harper Smith [INSCRIPTION, NYTR1896]
and also, Mary Atwater Smith [INSCRIPTION]
Date: Presented 1895 [INSCRIPTION]
In place when building dedicated, 26 Jan 1896 [NYTR1896]
Lancets: 3 [PHOTO]
Inscription: Presented by / J. Harper Smith and / Mary Atwater Smith. 1895. [PHOTO]
Category: Resurrection with Christ
Location: chancel [PHOTO, NYTR1896]

Item 30.49.1.2

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

Status: Unknown
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Potts Memorial Window
Description: ornamental [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 88
Duncan 1980: Page 218
Tiffany 1897: Page 53
Signature:
Other documentation: [NYTR1896]
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor: Mrs. H.B. Potts [NYTR1896]
Date: In place when building dedicated, 26 Jan 1896 [NYTR1896]
Inscription:
Category: Ornamental

Item 30.49.1.3

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Potts Memorial Window:  I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Potts Memorial Window (Greenleaf Memorial Window)
Theme: I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes [ORG]
Description: landscape [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 88
Duncan 1980: Page 218
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details: George H. Potts (22 Sep 1811 - 28 Apr 1888) [INSCRIPTION, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor: his children [INSCRIPTION]
Date:
Lancets: 1 [PHOTO]
Inscription: I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help // In memory of / 1811 George H Potts 1888 / A loving tribute by his children. [PHOTO]
Category: Landscape
Tiffany/Duncan comment: Tiffany 1910 calls this the Greenleaf Memorial Window so likely Bertha Potts Greenleaf, a daughter of Mr. Potts, was the person who organised the window with the Tiffany company [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED]

Item 30.49.1.4

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Parmelee Memorial Window:  Charity
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Parmelee Memorial Window
Theme: Charity [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 88
Duncan 1980: Page 218
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature: signed [NRHP2002]
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details: Mary Elizabeth Parmelee (5 Apr 1830 - 19 Feb 1903) [INSCRIPTION, CHU1907]
Donor:
Date: Unveiled 20 Jan 1907 [CHU1907]
Lancets: 1 [PHOTO]
Inscription: on brass plaque underneath window: IN MEMORY / MARY ELIZABETH PARMELEE / APRIL 5, 1830. - FEBRUARY 19, 1903. / "BUT THE GREATEST OF THESE IS CHARITY." [PHOTO]
Category: Charity

Item 30.49.1.5

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Schott Memorial Window:  Christ Blessing Children
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Schott Memorial Window
Theme: Christ Blessing Children [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 88
Duncan 1980: Page 218
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation: [CHU1905]
Designer:
Memorial details: Paul Mandeville Schott (9 Aug 1875 - 6 Aug 1876) [INSCRIPTION, CHU1905]
Donor: his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mandeville Schott [CHU1905, FINDAGRAVE]
Date: Installed ca. Aug 1905 [CHU1905]
Lancets: 1 [PHOTO]
Inscription: on brass plaque underneath window: In Memoriam / Paul Mandeville Schott. / Born August 9, 1875. - Died August 6, 1876 / "Suffer Little Children To Come Unto Me" (plaque is signed Tiffany Studios N.Y.) [PHOTO]
Category: Christ Blessing Children
After design: Painting by Heinrich Hofmann [CHU1905]

References

CHU1905: The Churchman (26 Aug 1905, p. 321)
CHU1907: The Churchman (26 Jan 1907, p. 139)
DEDUCED: Deduced from other information
DUNC1980: Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
FINDAGRAVE: Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information
INSCRIPTION: Inscription on item
NRHP2002: National Register of Historic Places, Constance M. Greiff (2002)
NYTR1896: New York Daily Tribune (27 Jan 1896, p. 12)
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)
WJ1899: Walter Janes booklet (ca. 1899)

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