Tiffany Census

First Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, 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:	33.52.5
Rating:	3 stars
Address:	320 Sixth Avenue
Location:	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222, USA
Lat/Lng:	40.44162, -79.99904
Tiffany 1910:	Page 105
Duncan 1980:	Page 221
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Tiffany 1893:	Not listed
Tiffany 1886:	Not listed
Completeness:	High
Building status:	Extant
Building date:	1903-1905 [ORG, PP1905A, PP1905B]
Architect:
Also of interest:	Neville Memorial Window by Lamb Studios [ORG]

Site Items

33.52.5.1:	Paxton Memorial Window: The Sower and St. John the Evangelist (1905) (Extant)
33.52.5.2:	Chalfant Memorial Window: Good Samaritan and Angel of Charity (1905) (Extant)
33.52.5.3:	Dalzell Memorial Window: The Nativity (1906) (Extant)
33.52.5.4:	Craig Memorial Window: The Good Shepherd and Angel of Life (1905) (Extant)
33.52.5.5:	Denny Memorial Window: Easter Morn and Resurrection (1905) (Extant)
33.52.5.6:	Irwin and Hays Memorial Window: Ascension (1905) (Extant)
33.52.5.7:	Hays Memorial Window: Vision of Holy City and Adoring Angels (1905) (Extant)
33.52.5.8:	Herron Memorial Window: Christ Preaching and Prophet Isaiah (1905) (Extant)
33.52.5.9:	King Memorial Window: Christ and Faith, Hope and Charity (1906) (Extant)
33.52.5.10:	Laughlin Memorial Window: Christ Blessing Little Children (1905) (Extant)
33.52.5.11:	Purves Memorial Window: Call of Matthew and St. John the Baptist (1905) (Extant)
33.52.5.12:	Robinson Memorial Window: Annunciation to Mary and Angels of Peace and Hope (1905) (Extant)
33.52.5.13:	Speer Memorial Window: Annunciation to Shepherds and Angels of Salvation (1905) (Extant)
33.52.5.14:	ornamental windows (Unknown)

Item 33.52.5.1

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Paxton Memorial Window
Theme:	The Sower and St. John the Evangelist [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, ORG]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 105
Duncan 1980:	Page 221
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[IS1905, PP1905A, PP1905B, PP1906, PG1906]
Designer:	Frederick Wilson [IS1905, PP1906, PG1906]
Memorial details:	William Miller Paxton (7 Jun 1824 - 28 Nov 1904), the fourth minister, 1851-1865 [INSCRIPTION, PP1905B, IS1905, PGT1911, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	the congregation [PP1905B]
Date:	Dedicated (along with building) Palm Sunday, 16 Apr 1905 [PP1905B]
Size:	26' high x 7.5' wide [IS1905, ORG]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	In Memoriam / William Miller Paxton, D.D. / 1824 1904 [PHOTO, DEDUCED]
Category:	Parable of the Sower; St. John
Cost:	$4000 to $5000 [PP1905A, PP1905B]

Item 33.52.5.2

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Chalfant Memorial Window
Theme:	Good Samaritan and Angel of Charity [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 105
Duncan 1980:	Page 221
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[IS1905, PP1905A, PP1905B, PP1906, PG1906]
Designer:	Frederick Wilson [IS1905, PP1906, PG1906]
Memorial details:	John Weakley Chalfant (13 Dec 1827 - 28 Dec 1898) [INSCRIPTION, PP1905B, PGT1911, FINDAGRAVE]
	and also his wife, Ellen McCrea Chalfant (1836 - 16 Oct 1910) [INSCRIPTION, PGT1910]
Donor:	Ellen McCrea Chalfant [PP1905B, PGT1911, PGT1910, ORG]
	and also their daughters [PGT1911, ORG]
Date:	Dedicated (along with building) Palm Sunday, 16 Apr 1905 [PP1905B]
Size:	26' high x 7.5' wide [IS1905, ORG]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	John W. Chalfant / 1827 1898 // In Memoriam // Ellen M. Chalfant / 1836 1910 [PHOTO, DEDUCED]
Category:	Good Samaritan; Charity
Cost:	$4000 to $5000 [PP1905A, PP1905B]
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Tiffany 1910 spells the name as Chalfont [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Comment:	Evidently the window inscription was updated to include Mrs. Chalfant after she died [DEDUCED]

Item 33.52.5.3

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Dalzell Memorial Window
Theme:	The Nativity [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 105
Duncan 1980:	Page 221
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[IS1905, PP1905A, PP1905B, PP1906, PG1906, PPOST1906]
Designer:	Frederick Wilson [IS1905, PP1906, PG1906, PPOST1906]
Memorial details:	James Dalzell (9 Jan 1800 - 26 Jul 1879) and Martha Duff Dalzell (18 May 1807 - 13 Sep 1879) [INSCRIPTION, PP1906, PPOST1906, PGT1911, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	their daughters, Miss Dalzell and Virginia A. Dalzell (Mrs. Stewart) McKee, and their daughter-in-law, Mary Beer (Mrs. James Willis) Dalzell [PGT1911, FINDAGRAVE]
Date:	Dedicated Easter Sunday, 15 Apr 1906 [PP1906, PG1906, PPOST1906]
Size:	26' high x 7.5' wide [IS1905, PPOST1906, ORG]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	This do in remembrance of me // James Dalzell / 1800 1879 // In Memoriam // Martha Duff Dalzell / 1807 1879 [PHOTO, DEDUCED]
Category:	Nativity
Cost:	$4000 to $5000 [PP1905A, PP1905B]

Item 33.52.5.4

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Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Craig Memorial Window (Davidson Memorial Window)
Theme:	The Good Shepherd and Angel of Life [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 105
Duncan 1980:	Page 221
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[IS1905, PP1905A, PP1905B, PP1906, PG1906]
Designer:	Frederick Wilson [IS1905, PP1906, PG1906]
Memorial details:	Neville B. Craig (29 Mar 1787 - 3 Mar 1863) and Jane Anne Fulton Craig (11 Aug 1789 - 14 Jan 1852) [INSCRIPTION, PGT1911, PITT1908]
Donor:	their daughter, Annie Neville Craig Davidson [PGT1911, PITT1908]
Date:	Dedicated (along with building) Palm Sunday, 16 Apr 1905 [PP1905B]
Size:	26' high x 7.5' wide [IS1905, ORG]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	In Memoriam / Neville B. Craig / 1787 1863 / Jane Anne Fulton / 1789 1852 [PHOTO, DEDUCED]
Category:	Christ the Good Shepherd; Angel of Life
Cost:	$4000 to $5000 [PP1905A, PP1905B]
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Tiffany 1910 calls this the Davidson Memorial Window because Mrs. Davidson was the donor [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED]

Item 33.52.5.5

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Denny Memorial Window
Theme:	Easter Morn and Resurrection [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 105
Duncan 1980:	Page 221
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[IS1905, PP1905A, PP1905B, PP1906, PG1906]
Designer:	Frederick Wilson [IS1905, PP1906, PG1906]
Memorial details:	Harmar Denny (13 May 1794 - 29 Jan 1852) and Elizabeth Febiger O'Hara Denny (31 Dec 1796 - 18 Jan 1878) [INSCRIPTION, PP1905B, PGT1911, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	their daughter, Matilda Wilkins Denny [PP1905B, PGT1911, FINDAGRAVE]
Date:	Dedicated (along with building) Palm Sunday, 16 Apr 1905 [PP1905B]
Size:	26' high x 7.5' wide [IS1905, ORG]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	Harmar Denny / 1794 1852 // In Memoriam // Elizabeth Denny / 1796 1878 [PHOTO, DEDUCED]
Category:	Resurrection without Christ; Angel of Resurrection
Cost:	$4000 to $5000 [PP1905A, PP1905B]
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Tiffany 1910 spells the name as Denney [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]

Item 33.52.5.6

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Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Irwin and Hays Memorial Window
Theme:	Ascension [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 105
Duncan 1980:	Page 221
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[IS1905, PP1905A, PP1905B, PP1906, PG1906]
Designer:	Frederick Wilson [IS1905, PP1906, PG1906]
Memorial details:	Boyle Irwin (23 Nov 1772 - 26 Jul 1860), Elizabeth McCully Irwin (6 Sep 1786 - 26 Jul 1867) and Richard Hays (25 Oct 1815 - 2 Oct 1877) [INSCRIPTION, PGT1911, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	daughter / daughter / wife, Margaret McCully Irwin Hays [PP1905B, PGT1911, FINDAGRAVE]
Date:	Dedicated (along with building) Palm Sunday, 16 Apr 1905 [PP1905B]
Size:	26' high x 7.5' wide [IS1905, ORG]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	1772 Boyle Irwin 1860 / Elizabeth McCully / 1786 Irwin 1867 // Richard Hays 1815 1877 [PHOTO, DEDUCED]
Category:	Ascension
Cost:	$4000 to $5000 [PP1905A, PP1905B]
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Tiffany 1910 spells the name as Hayes [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]

Item 33.52.5.7

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Hays Memorial Window
Theme:	Vision of Holy City and Adoring Angels [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 105
Duncan 1980:	Page 221
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[IS1905, PP1905A, PP1905B, PP1906, PG1906]
Designer:	Frederick Wilson [IS1905, PP1906, PG1906]
Memorial details:	Charles Hays (28 Dec 1822 - 28 Mar 1902) and Isabella Steele McLaughlin Hays (2 Mar 1829 - 27 Jan 1898) [INSCRIPTION, PP1905B, PGT1911, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	their daughter, Carrie S. Hays (Mrs. George Morgan) Dilworth [PP1905B, PGT1911, WEB]
Date:	Dedicated (along with building) Palm Sunday, 16 Apr 1905 [PP1905B]
Size:	26' high x 7.5' wide [IS1905, ORG]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	1822 Charles Hays 1902 / Isabella Steele McLaughlin Hays / 1829 1898 [PHOTO, DEDUCED]
Category:	Holy City; Adoring Angels
Cost:	$4000 to $5000 [PP1905A, PP1905B]
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Tiffany 1910 calls this the Miss Carry Hays (spelled as Hayes) Memorial Window because she was the donor [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED]

Item 33.52.5.8

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Herron Memorial Window
Theme:	Christ Preaching and Prophet Isaiah [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 105
Duncan 1980:	Page 221
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[IS1905, PP1905A, PP1905B, PP1906, PG1906]
Designer:	Frederick Wilson [IS1905, PP1906, PG1906]
Memorial details:	Francis Herron (28 Jun 1774 - 6 Dec 1860), the third minister, 1811-1850 [INSCRIPTION, PP1905B, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	the congregation [PP1905B]
Date:	Dedicated (along with building) Palm Sunday, 16 Apr 1905 [PP1905B]
Size:	26' high x 7.5' wide [IS1905, ORG]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	PREPARE THE WAY OF / THE LORD MAKE HIS / PATHS STRAIGHT // In Memoriam / Francis Herron D.D. / 1774 1860 [PHOTO, DEDUCED]
Category:	Christ; Isaiah
Cost:	$4000 to $5000 [PP1905A, PP1905B]

Item 33.52.5.9

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	King Memorial Window (Kepler Memorial Window)
Theme:	Christ and Faith, Hope and Charity [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 105
Duncan 1980:	Page 221
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[IS1905, PP1905A, PP1905B, PP1906, PG1906]
Designer:	Frederick Wilson [IS1905, PP1906, PG1906]
Memorial details:	Robert Hays King (1814-1895), his first wife, Anna Duff King (1815-1849) and his second wife, Mary Jane Pauley King (1824-1859) [INSCRIPTION, PB1906, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	Robert and Anna's daughter, Martha King (Mrs. Joseph William) Kepler [PB1906, FINDAGRAVE, WEB]
Date:	Installed Nov 1906 [PB1906]
Size:	26' high x 7.5' wide [IS1905, ORG]
	25.5' high x 7.5' wide [PB1906]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	1814 ROBERT HAYS KING 1895 / 1815 ANNA DUFF KING 1849 / 1824 MARY PAULEY KING 1859 [PHOTO, DEDUCED]
Category:	Christ; Faith; Hope; Charity
Cost:	$4000 to $5000 [PP1905A, PP1905B]
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Tiffany 1910 calls this the Kepler Memorial Window because Mrs. Kepler was the donor [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED]

Item 33.52.5.10

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Laughlin Memorial Window (Laughlin-Phillips Memorial Window)
Theme:	Christ Blessing Little Children [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 105
Duncan 1980:	Page 221
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[IS1905, PP1905A, PP1905B, PP1906, PG1906]
Designer:	Frederick Wilson [IS1905, PP1906, PG1906]
Memorial details:	James H. Laughlin (31 Oct 1806 - 18 Dec 1882) and Ann(e) McCully Irwin Laughlin (23 Mar 1813 - 8 Nov 1891) [INSCRIPTION, PP1905B, PGT1911, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	their son, James Laughlin, Jr. [PGT1911]
	or their daughter-in-law, Sidney Ford Page (Mrs. James) Laughlin, Jr. [ORG, FINDAGRAVE]
	and their daughter, Elizabeth Irwin Laughlin (Mrs. Duncan Clinch) Phillips [PGT1911, ORG, FINDAGRAVE]
Date:	Dedicated (along with building) Palm Sunday, 16 Apr 1905 [PP1905B]
Size:	26' high x 7.5' wide [IS1905, ORG]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	James Laughlin / 1806 1882 / Anne Irwin Laughlin / 1813 1891 [PHOTO, DEDUCED]
Category:	Christ Blessing Children
Cost:	$4000 to $5000 [PP1905A, PP1905B]
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Tiffany 1910 calls this the Laughlin-Phillips Memorial Window because Mrs. Laughlin and Mrs. Phillips were the donors [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED]

Item 33.52.5.11

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Purves Memorial Window
Theme:	Call of Matthew and St. John the Baptist [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 105
Duncan 1980:	Page 221
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[IS1905, PP1905A, PP1905B, PP1906, PG1906]
Designer:	Frederick Wilson [IS1905, PP1906, PG1906]
Memorial details:	George Tybout Purves (27 Sep 1852 - 24 Sep 1901), the sixth minister, 1886-1892 [INSCRIPTION, PP1905B, PGT1911, WEB]
Donor:	the congregation [PP1905B]
Date:	Dedicated (along with building) Palm Sunday, 16 Apr 1905 [PP1905B]
Size:	26' high x 7.5' wide [IS1905, ORG]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	ECCE / AGNVS / DEI // In Memoriam / George Tybout Purves, D.D. / 1852 1901 [PHOTO]
Category:	St. Matthew; Baptism
Cost:	$4000 to $5000 [PP1905A, PP1905B]

Item 33.52.5.12

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Robinson Memorial Window
Theme:	Annunciation to Mary and Angels of Peace and Hope [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 105
Duncan 1980:	Page 221
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[IS1905, PP1905A, PP1905B, PP1906, PG1906]
Designer:	Frederick Wilson [IS1905, PP1906, PG1906]
Memorial details:	David Robinson (30 Jan 1828 - 7 Jan 1895) and William Andrew Robinson (17 Jun 1830 - 4 Oct 1902) [INSCRIPTION, PP1905B, PGT1911, FINDAGRAVE, WEB]
Donor:	sister-in-law / wife, Alice Blaine Robinson [PP1905B, ORG]
	nephew / son, Alexander Blaine Robinson [PGT1911]
	and other members of the Robinson family [PGT1911, ORG]
Date:	Dedicated (along with building) Palm Sunday, 16 Apr 1905 [PP1905B]
Size:	26' high x 7.5' wide [IS1905, ORG]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	David Robinson / 1828 1895 // In Memoriam // William Andrew / Robinson / 1830 1902 [PHOTO, DEDUCED]
Category:	Annunciation; Angel of Peace; Angel of Hope
Cost:	$4000 to $5000 [PP1905A, PP1905B]

Item 33.52.5.13

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Speer Memorial Window
Theme:	Annunciation to Shepherds and Angels of Salvation [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 105
Duncan 1980:	Page 221
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[IS1905, PP1905A, PP1905B, PP1906, PG1906]
Designer:	Frederick Wilson [IS1905, PP1906, PG1906]
Memorial details:	Hetty Morrow Speer (10 Jan 1802 - 30 Jun 1887) and Dr. James Ramsey Speer (19 Nov 1796 - 6 Sep 1891) [INSCRIPTION, PGT1911, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	their son, Charles Edward Speer [PGT1911, FINDAGRAVE]
Date:	Dedicated (along with building) Palm Sunday, 16 Apr 1905 [PP1905B]
Size:	26' high x 7.5' wide [IS1905, ORG]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	In Loving Memory of / 1802 Hetty Morrow Speer 1887 / 1796 James Ramsey Speer 1891 [PHOTO, DEDUCED]
Category:	Annunciation; Angel of Salvation
Cost:	$4000 to $5000 [PP1905A, PP1905B]

Item 33.52.5.14

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

Status:	Unknown
Confidence:	Medium
Memorial name:
Description:	ornamental windows [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 105
Duncan 1980:	Page 221
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date:
Inscription:
Category:	Ornamental

References

DEDUCED:	Deduced from other information
DUNC1980:	Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
FINDAGRAVE:	Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information
INSCRIPTION:	Inscription on item
IS1905:	The International Studio, The Window Opening in Decoration (1905, Vol. XXVI, p. XV-XIX)
ORG:	Organization
PB1906:	Presbyterian Banner (8 Nov 1906, p. 732)
PG1906:	Pittsburgh Gazette (15 Apr 1906, p. 6)
PGT1910:	Pittsburgh Gazette Times (17 Oct 1910, p. 6)
PGT1911:	Pittsburgh Gazette Times (19 Jul 1911, p. 17)
PHOTO:	Photo of item
PITT1908:	A Century and a Half of Pittsburgh and her People, John W. Jordan (ed.) (1908, p. 18-19)
PP1905A:	The Pittsburgh Press (30 Mar 1905, p. 3)
PP1905B:	The Pittsburgh Press (12 Apr 1905, p. 2)
PP1906:	The Pittsburgh Press (15 Apr 1906, p. 6)
PPOST1906:	Pittsburgh Post (15 Apr 1906, p. 18)
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