Tiffany Census

Grace United Methodist Church, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

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:	33.32.2
Rating:	1 star
Address:	216 State Street
Location:	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101, USA
Lat/Lng:	40.26392, -76.8859
Tiffany 1910:	Page 98
Duncan 1980:	Page 220
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Tiffany 1893:	Not listed
Tiffany 1886:	Not listed
Completeness:	High
Building status:	Extant
Building date:	1873-1878 [ORG]
Architect:
Also of interest:

Site Items

33.32.2.1:	Beggs Memorial Window: Ascension (1903) (Extant)
33.32.2.2:	Ross Memorial Font: baptismal font in green marble, with mosaic decoration (1903) (Extant)
33.32.2.3:	Talmage Memorial Pulpit: pulpit in green marble, with mosaic decoration (1903) (Extant)
33.32.2.4:	Hill Commemorative Table: communion table in green marble, with mosaic decoration (1904) (Extant)
33.32.2.5:	Simpson Memorial Lectern: lectern in green marble, with mosaic decoration (1905) (Extant)

Item 33.32.2.1

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Beggs Memorial Window
Theme:	Ascension [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 98
Duncan 1980:	Page 220
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[HSI1902, HP1902A, HP1902B, HP1902C, HP1903A, HP1903B, HT1903, WCA1903]
Designer:	Frederick Wilson [HT1903]
Memorial details:	Sue Elizabeth Charles Beggs (1847 - 14 Mar 1902) [INSCRIPTION, HSI1902, HP1902A, HP1902B, HP1902C, HP1903B, HP1903D, HP1903D, HT1903, HP1903E, HP1903G, WCA1903]
Donor:	her husband, John Irvin Beggs [HSI1902, HP1902A, HP1902B, HP1903B, HP1903D, HP1903E, HT1903, HP1903G]
	and also their daughter, Mary Beggs [HP1903D, HT1903]
Date:	Completed early Apr 1903 [HP1903B]
	Dedicated 3 May 1903 [HP1903B, HP1903D, HP1903D, HT1903, HP1903E, WCA1903]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	He giveth his beloved sleep / Psalms 127:2 // In Loving Memory of / Sue Elizabeth Beggs / wife of / John Irvin Beggs / 1847 - 1902 // The memory of the just is blessed / Prov 10:7 [PHOTO, HT1903]
Category:	Ascension
Location:	back balcony [PHOTO, HP1902A]
Cost:	$3000 [WCA1903]
	$5000 [HSI1902, HP1902A]

Item 33.32.2.2

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

Status:	Extant [ORG]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Ross Memorial Font
Description:	baptismal font in green marble, with mosaic decoration [HP1902B, HP1902C, HP1903C, HT1903]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[HP1902C, HP1903A, HP1903B, HP1903C, HT1903, WCA1903]
Designer:
Memorial details:	David Herr Ross (14 Apr 1882 - 11 Feb 1898) [HP1902B, HP1902C, HP1903B, HP1903C, HP1903D, HT1903, HP1903E, WCA1903, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	his father, Henry Clay Ross [HP1902B, HP1902C, HP1903C, HP1903D, FINDAGRAVE]
	and also his mother, Elizabeth Irene Herr Ross [HP1903C, HP1903D, FINDAGRAVE]
Date:	Installed early Apr 1903 [HP1903C]
	Dedicated 3 May 1903 [HP1903C, HP1903D, HT1903, HP1903E, WCA1903]
Inscription:	In memory of David Herr Ross 1882 1898 [HT1903]
Cost:	$1000 [WCA1903]

Item 33.32.2.3

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Talmage Memorial Pulpit
Description:	pulpit in green marble, with mosaic decoration [PHOTO, HP1902B, HP1902C, HT1903, HP1903F, HP1903G, HSI1903, EAGLE1903, BA1903, ES1903, WCA1903, ADVOC1903]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[HP1902C, HP1903A, HP1903B, HT1903, HP1903F, HP1903G, HSI1903, EAGLE1903, BA1903, ES1903, WCA1903, ADVOC1903, YEAR1905]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Rev. Dr. Thomas De Witt Talmage (7 Jan 1832 - 12 Apr 1902) [HP1902B, HP1902C, HP1903B, HP1903F, HP1903G, HSI1903, EAGLE1903, BA1903, ES1903, ADVOC1903, YEAR1905, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	his third wife, Eleanor Collier Talmage [HP1902B, HP1902C, HP1903B, HP1903G, ADVOC1903, WIKI]
Date:	Dedicated 10 May 1903 [HP1903B, HP1903E, HP1903F, HP1903G, HSI1903, BA1903, ES1903, WCA1903, YEAR1905]
Inscription:	at base of pulpit on bronze tablet: In Memory of T. De Witt Talmage, Preacher and Lecturer. Thrice Heard Here. [HT1903, HP1903F, HSI1903, EAGLE1903, BA1903, ES1903]

Item 33.32.2.4

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Hill Commemorative Table
Description:	communion table in green marble, with mosaic decoration [PHOTO, HP1904B]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[HP1904A, HP1904B]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Rev. J. Wesley Hill, D.D. [HP1904B]
Donor:	John Irvin Beggs [HP1903G, HP1904A, HP1904B]
Date:	Dedicated 10 Jan 1904 [HP1904A, HP1904B]
Size:	2'6" high x 3'6" wide x 1'10" deep [HP1904B]
Inscription:	Presented by John Irwin Beggs in recognition of the pastorate of Rev. J. Wesley Hill, D.D. [HP1904B]

Item 33.32.2.5

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Simpson Memorial Lectern
Description:	lectern in green marble, with mosaic decoration [PHOTO, HT1904, HP1905A, HP1905B]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[HT1904, HP1905A, HP1905B]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Bishop Matthew Tingley Simpson (21 Jun 1811 - 18 Jun 1884) [HP1905A, HP1905B, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	a member of the congregation [HT1904, HP1904C]
Date:	Dedicated 12 Mar 1905 [HP1905A, HP1905B]
Inscription:	In memory of Bishop Matthew Simpson, under whose council this church was erected and under whose office it was dedicated [HP1905A, HP1905B]
Cost:	$600 [HT1904, HP1904C]

References

ADVOC1903:	The Christian Advocate (21 May 1903, p. 815-816)
BA1903:	Baltimore American (11 May 1903, p. 4)
DUNC1980:	Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
EAGLE1903:	Brooklyn Daily Eagle (10 May 1903, p. 6)
ES1903:	The Evening Star (11 May 1903, p. 17)
FINDAGRAVE:	Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information
HP1902A:	Harrisburg Patriot (11 Apr 1902, p. 1)
HP1902B:	Harrisburg Patriot (22 Sep 1902, p. 1)
HP1902C:	Harrisburg Patriot (24 Sep 1902, p. 6)
HP1903A:	Harrisburg Patriot (6 Mar 1903, p. 1)
HP1903B:	Harrisburg Patriot (3 Apr 1903, p. 1)
HP1903C:	Harrisburg Patriot (10 Apr 1903, p. 1)
HP1903D:	Harrisburg Patriot (27 Apr 1903, p. 6)
HP1903E:	Harrisburg Patriot (2 May 1903, p. 9)
HP1903F:	Harrisburg Patriot (9 May 1903, p. 9)
HP1903G:	Harrisburg Patriot (11 May 1903, p. 6)
HP1904A:	Harrisburg Patriot (7 Jan 1904, p. 2)
HP1904B:	Harrisburg Patriot (9 Jan 1904, p. 4)
HP1904C:	Harrisburg Patriot (22 Oct 1904, p. 5)
HP1905A:	Harrisburg Patriot (11 Mar 1905, p. 10)
HP1905B:	Harrisburg Patriot (13 Mar 1905, p. 4)
HSI1902:	Harrisburg Star-Independent (11 Apr 1902, p. 1)
HSI1903:	Harrisburg Star-Independent (11 May 1903, p. 9)
HT1903:	The Harrisburg Telegraph (2 May 1903, p. 7)
HT1904:	The Harrisburg Telegraph (21 Oct 1904, p. 1)
INSCRIPTION:	Inscription on item
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)
WCA1903:	Western Christian Advocate (20 May 1903, p. 18)
WIKI:	Wikipedia
YEAR1905:	Year Book of the Pennsylvania Society 1905, Barr Ferree (ed.) (1905, p. 190)