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Tiffany Census

Grace Presbyterian Church, Kittanning, 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: 33.39.1
Rating: Unrated
Other name(s): First Presbyterian Church
Address: 155 N. Jefferson Street
Location: Kittanning, Pennsylvania 16201, USA
Lat/Lng: 40.81521, -79.52108
Tiffany 1910: Page 98
Duncan 1980: Page 220
Tiffany 1897: Page 57
Tiffany 1893: Listed
Tiffany 1886: Not listed
Completeness: Medium
Building status: Extant
Building date: 1910-1911 [IG2011]
Architect:
Comment: Previous 1890 building for congregation destroyed by fire, 7 Mar 1909, all windows destroyed [ID1890, PGT1909]
The 1890 memorial windows in that building were all by Tiffany [PP1890, ID1890, EPOCH1890]
Also of interest: Colwell Memorial Window by Lamb Studios [SAM2016]
Some windows which might be by Rudy Brothers [ORG, DEDUCED]

Site Items

33.39.1.1: Reynolds Memorial Window: Faith (1911) (Extant)
33.39.1.2: Mayers Memorial Window (Destroyed)
33.39.1.3: Colwell Memorial Window (Destroyed)
33.39.1.4: Brown Memorial Window (Destroyed)
33.39.1.5: Ewing Memorial Window (Destroyed)
33.39.1.6: Phillips Memorial Window (Destroyed if ever existed)
33.39.1.7: Painter Memorial Window (Destroyed)
33.39.1.8: ornamental windows (Destroyed if ever existed)
33.39.1.9: Reynolds Memorial Window (Destroyed if ever existed)

Item 33.39.1.1

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

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Reynolds Memorial Window (Dull Memorial Window)
Theme: Faith [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 98
Duncan 1980: Page 220
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Other Tiffany documentation: Tiffany 1913 shows a design for the window [TIFF1913]
Tiffany photo number: 11582 [NYO1911]
Signature:
Other documentation: [NYO1911, NEM1911]
Designer: Louis Comfort Tiffany [NYO1911]
Memorial details: Jane Ross Reynolds (1 Jun 1801 - 23 Apr 1888) [NYO1911]
Donor: her daughter, Judith Reynolds Dull, and son-in-law, Andrew Jackson Dull [NEM1911, DEDUCED]
Date: Installed 1910 [ORG]
Dedicated Jun 1911 [ORG]
Lancets: 3 [PHOTO, NYO1911, NEM1911]
Inscription: MRS. JANE ROSS REYNOLDS / Born June 1st, 1801. Died April 23d, 1888. "Her children arise up and call her blessed." [NYO1911]
Category: Faith
Tiffany/Duncan comment: Tiffany 1910 calls this the Dull Memorial Window because Mr. and Mrs. Dull were the donors [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED]
Comment: This replaced the Reynolds Memorial Window (33.39.1.9) which was destroyed (if it ever existed) in the 1909 fire [DEDUCED]

Item 33.39.1.2

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

Status: Destroyed [PGT1909]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Mayers Memorial Window
Tiffany 1910: Page 98
Duncan 1980: Page 220
Tiffany 1897: Page 57
Signature:
Other documentation: [PGT1909]
Designer:
Memorial details: Margaret Craig Phillips Mayers (1850-1887) [PGT1909, DEDUCED, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:
Date: Probably 1890 [DEDUCED]
Inscription:
Same as item: Possibly 33.39.1.6

Item 33.39.1.3

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

Status: Destroyed [PGT1909]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Colwell Memorial Window
Tiffany 1910: Page 98
Duncan 1980: Page 220
Tiffany 1897: Page 57
Signature:
Other documentation: [PGT1909]
Designer:
Memorial details: Alexander Colwell (1785-1868), Margaret Henry Colwell (1804 - 18 Feb 1884), Harriet Henry Colwell Calhoun (1837-1887) and Margaret Henry "Madge" Crawford (16 Feb 1858 - 30 Jun 1889) [PGT1909, DEDUCED, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:
Date: Probably 1890 [DEDUCED]
Inscription:

Item 33.39.1.4

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

Status: Destroyed [PGT1909]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Brown Memorial Window
Tiffany 1910: Page 98
Duncan 1980: Page 220
Tiffany 1897: Page 57
Signature:
Other documentation: [PGT1909]
Designer:
Memorial details: James Elwyn Brown (5 May 1799 - 27 Nov 1880) [PGT1909, DEDUCED, WEB]
Donor:
Date: Probably 1890 [DEDUCED]
Inscription:

Item 33.39.1.5

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

Status: Destroyed [PGT1909]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Ewing Memorial Window
Tiffany 1910: Page 98
Duncan 1980: Page 220
Tiffany 1897: Page 57
Signature:
Other documentation: [PGT1909]
Designer:
Memorial details: Anna Graham Ewing (18 Jan 1844 - 12 Sep 1884) [PGT1909, DEDUCED, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:
Date: Probably 1890 [DEDUCED]
Inscription:

Item 33.39.1.6

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

Status: Destroyed if ever existed [PGT1909]
Confidence: Medium
Memorial name: Phillips Memorial Window
Tiffany 1910: Page 98
Duncan 1980: Page 220
Tiffany 1897: Page 57
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date:
Inscription:
Same as item: Possibly 33.39.1.2

Item 33.39.1.7

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

Status: Destroyed [PGT1909]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Painter Memorial Window
Tiffany 1910: Page 98
Duncan 1980: Page 220
Tiffany 1897: Page 57
Signature:
Other documentation: [PGT1909]
Designer:
Memorial details: Rev. Joseph Atkinson Painter (21 May 1799 - 1 Jun 1873) and Mary Ann Irwin Painter (13 Apr 1804 - 30 Jan 1885) [PGT1909, DEDUCED, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:
Date: Probably 1890 [DEDUCED]
Inscription:

Item 33.39.1.8

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

Status: Destroyed if ever existed [PGT1909]
Confidence: Medium
Memorial name:
Description: ornamental windows [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 98
Duncan 1980: Page 220
Tiffany 1897: Page 57
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date:
Inscription:
Category: Ornamental

Item 33.39.1.9

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

Status: Destroyed if ever existed [PGT1909]
Confidence: Medium
Memorial name: Reynolds Memorial Window
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation: [PGT1909]
Designer:
Memorial details: Jane Ross Reynolds (1 Jun 1801 - 23 Apr 1888) [PGT1909, DEDUCED, NYO1911]
Donor:
Date:
Inscription:

References

DEDUCED: Deduced from other information
DUNC1980: Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
EPOCH1890: The Epoch (28 Feb 1890, p. 60)
FINDAGRAVE: Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information
ID1890: The Indiana Democrat (26 Jun 1890, p. 3)
IG2011: The Indiana Gazette (12 Mar 2011)
NEM1911: New England Magazine, Examples of Recent Work from the Studio of Louis C. Tiffany, Ethel Syford (Sep 1911, p. 97-108)
NYO1911: The New York Observer (15 Jun 1911, p. 770)
ORG: Organization
PGT1909: Pittsburgh Gazette Times (8 Mar 1909, p. 1)
PHOTO: Photo of item
PP1890: The Pittsburgh Press (15 Jun 1890, p. 7)
SAM2016: Donald Samick (Lamb Studios), personal communication (23 May 2016)
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)
WEB: Some general webpage, e.g. for deducing biographical or genealogical information

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