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Tiffany Census

Calvary Center For Culture Community, Philadelphia, 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: 33.51.23
Rating: 2 stars
Other name(s): Calvary United Methodist Church
Address: 801 South 48th Street
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19143, USA
Lat/Lng: 39.94822, -75.21854
Tiffany 1910: Page 103
Duncan 1980: Page 221
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Tiffany 1893: Not listed
Tiffany 1886: Not listed
Completeness: Medium
Building status: Extant
Building date: 1904-1905 [CENS1992]
Architect: Dull and Peterson [CENS1992]
Comment: There is a glass dome which might also be by Tiffany [CENS1992]
Also of interest:

Site Items

33.51.23.1: May Memorial Window: Resurrection (Extant) item has a photo
33.51.23.2: Memorial Window: Ascension (Extant) item has a photo

Item 33.51.23.1

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

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: May Memorial Window
Theme: Resurrection [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 103
Duncan 1980: Page 221
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature: TIFFANY STVDIOS / NEW YORK (with an insignia between the TIFFANY and the STUDIOS) [PHOTO]
signature
Other documentation:
Designer: probably Edward Peck Sperry [TIFF1896, DEDUCED]
Designer comment: Tiffany 1896 credits Sperry as the designer of a similar composition [TIFF1896]
Memorial details: George May [CENS1992]
Donor:
Date:
Size: 32' high x 22' wide [CENS1992]
Lancets: 3 [PHOTO, CENS1992]
Inscription: In Memoriam / George May [CENS1992]
Category: Resurrection with Christ
Restoration: Restored 2019 by Femenella & Associates, and Amy Valuck Glass Art [FEM2019]
Census Id: R1

Item 33.51.23.2

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

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Memorial Window
Theme: Ascension [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 103
Duncan 1980: Page 221
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature: TIFFANY STUDIOS - NY [CENS1992]
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor: The Ladies Aid Society [CENS1992]
Date:
Size: 32' high x 22' wide [CENS1992]
Lancets: 3 [PHOTO, CENS1992]
Inscription: Presented by The / Ladies Aid Society [CENS1992]
Category: Ascension
Census Id: L1

References

CENS1992: Census of Stained Glass Windows in America, R. Brown, D. D'Amico, S. Drabkowski and L. Wallace (11 Jul 1992)
DEDUCED: Deduced from other information
DUNC1980: Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
FEM2019: Femenella & Associates, Facebook (9 Apr and 14 May 2019)
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)
TIFF1896: Memorial Windows, Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (1896)
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)

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