| Site Id: |
33.52.8 |
| Rating: |
2 stars |
| Address: |
5701 5th Avenue |
| Location: |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15232, USA |
| Lat/Lng: |
40.45025, -79.92949 |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 105 and 106 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 221 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany 1893: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany 1886: |
Not listed |
| Completeness: |
High |
| Building status: |
Extant |
| Building date: |
1901-1903 [PPOST1903B, PPOST1903C] |
| Architect: |
Theophilus Chandler [WIND1995] |
| Also of interest: |
1903 Swindler Memorial Window, "Ten Virgins", by William Willet [NYO1903, WIND1995] |
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1903 Page Memorial Window, "Memory and Hope", by Kenyon Cox [WIND1995, PPOST1903A] |
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1903 Bissell Memorial Window, "Resurrection", by Robert McCausland [WIND1995, PPOST1903A] |
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ca. 1905 Thaw Memorial Window, "Holy City", by William Willet [NYMT1906, ST1906, NYT1906, PI1906, WIND1995] |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Albree Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
Angels of Praise [TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 105 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 221 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
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| Other documentation: |
[PB1903, NYO1903] |
| Designer: |
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| Memorial details: |
George Albree (1 Feb 1803 - 20 Feb 1880) and his son, Joseph Albree (21 Sep 1835 - 7 Nov 1898) [PPOST1903C, PB1903] |
| Donor: |
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| Date: |
In place when building dedicated, 1 Nov 1903 [PPOST1903B, PPOST1903C, PB1903, NYO1903] |
| Lancets: |
2 [PHOTO, PB1903] |
| Inscription: |
WRITE / BLESSED / ARE THE / DEAD / WHICH DIE IN THE LORD YEA / THE SPIRIT / SAITH // FOLLOW THEM / THAT THEY MAY REST / FROM / THEIR LABOURS AND THEIR WORKS DO [PHOTO] |
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Joseph Albree, born Sept. 21, 1835, died Nov. 7, 1898. Deacon in Third Presbyterian Church, 1863-1868 // George Albree, born Feb. 1, 1803, died Feb. 20 1880. Elder in Third Presbyterian Church, 1840-1880 [PB1903] |
| Category: |
Angel of Praise |
| Location: |
west wall [WIND1995] |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Bushnell Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
Sacrifice of Isaac [TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 105 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 221 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
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| Other documentation: |
[PB1903] |
| Designer: |
Frederick Wilson [IS1909] |
| Memorial details: |
Daniel Bushnell (1808 - 12 Jul 1891) [PPOST1903C, PB1903, PD1891] |
| Donor: |
his children, Joseph Bushnell, Sarah Wells Bushnell Warden and John Bushnell [PB1903, WEB] |
| Date: |
In place when building dedicated, 1 Nov 1903 [PPOST1903A, PPOST1903B, PPOST1903C, PB1903] |
| Size: |
about 36' high x 14' wide [PB1903] |
| Lancets: |
6 [PHOTO] |
| Inscription: |
Who against hope believed in hope // To the Glory of God and in loving memory of Daniel Bushnell // Joseph Bushnell, Sarah Warden, and John Bushnell, 1903 [WIND1995, PB1903, DEDUCED] |
| Category: |
Biblical Story |
| Location: |
east transept [WIND1995] |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Bissell and Laughlin Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
Star of Bethlehem [TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 106 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 221 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
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| Other documentation: |
[PB1903, NYO1903] |
| Designer: |
|
| Memorial details: |
John Bissell (8 Jan 1797 - 15 Jul 1865), Nancy Semple Bissell (13 Aug 1802 - 2 Apr 1885), Anne M. Bissell (1827 - 13 Aug 1902) [PB1903, FINDAGRAVE] |
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and also Mary Bissell Laughlin (26 Jun 1840 - 23 Sep 1881) [FINDAGRAVE] |
| Donor: |
granddaughter / granddaughter / niece / daughter, Mary Irwin Laughlin [WIND1995, FINDAGRAVE] |
| Date: |
In place when building dedicated, 1 Nov 1903 [PPOST1903B, PPOST1903C, PB1903, NYO1903] |
| Inscription: |
In Memoriam, John Bissell, Nancy Semple Bissell, Annie M. Bissell [PB1903] |
| Category: |
Star of Bethlehem |
| Location: |
east wall [WIND1995] |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Schwartz Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
The Prophets [TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 106 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 221 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
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| Other documentation: |
[PB1903, NYO1903] |
| Designer: |
|
| Memorial details: |
Jacob Loeser Schwartz (20 Dec 1816 - 3 May 1868) and James Ernest Schwartz (9 Mar 1843 - 16 May 1900) [PPOST1903A, PPOST1903B, PPOST1903C, PB1903, FINDAGRAVE] |
| Donor: |
wife / mother, Evaline McDowell Schwartz [PB1903, FINDAGRAVE] |
| Date: |
In place when building dedicated, 1 Nov 1903 [PPOST1903A, PPOST1903B, PPOST1903C, PB1903, NYO1903] |
| Lancets: |
6 [PHOTO] |
| Inscription: |
ISAIAH // JEREMIAH // MOSES // ABRAHAM // EZEKIEL // DANIEL [PHOTO] |
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In Memoriam, Jacob Loeser Schwartz, James Ernst Schwartz, 1816-1868, 1843-1903 [PB1903] |
| Category: |
Prophet |
| Location: |
west transept [WIND1995] |
| Status: |
Demolished [NYMT1906, ST1906, NYT1906, PI1906] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Thaw Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
The Holy City [TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 106 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 221 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
|
| Other documentation: |
[NYO1903, NYMT1906, ST1906, NYT1906, PI1906] |
| Designer: |
|
| Memorial details: |
William Thaw (12 Oct 1818 - 17 Aug 1889) [PPOST1903A, PPOST1903C, FINDAGRAVE] |
| Donor: |
his wife, Mary Sibbet Copley Thaw [NYMT1906, ST1906, NYT1906, PI1906, FINDAGRAVE] |
| Date: |
In place when building dedicated, 1 Nov 1903 [PPOST1903A, PPOST1903C, NYO1903] |
| Size: |
40' high x 20' wide [PPOST1903A] |
| Inscription: |
|
| Category: |
Holy City |
| Cost: |
$5000 [NYT1906, PI1906] |
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$25000 [NYMT1906, ST1906] |
| Comment: |
Mrs. Thaw was not happy with the window and had William Willet re-make it ca. Dec 1904 (there was a lawsuit in 1906 because she did not pay him, and he also claimed the Tiffany design was basically his in the first place) [NYMT1906, ST1906, NYT1906, PI1906] |
| DEDUCED: |
Deduced from other information |
| DUNC1980: |
Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980) |
| FINDAGRAVE: |
Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information |
| IS1909: |
The International Studio, The Art of Frederick Wilson and its Message: An Appreciation, Minna C. Smith (Oct 1909, Vol. XXXVIII, No. 152, p. XCVII-C) |
| NYMT1906: |
New York Morning Telegram (6 Mar 1906, p. 6) |
| NYO1903: |
The New York Observer (26 Nov 1903, p. 683) |
| NYT1906: |
New York Times (29 Mar 1906) |
| ORG: |
Organization |
| PB1903: |
Presbyterian Banner (5 Nov 1903, p. 681-682) |
| PD1891: |
The Pittsburg Dispatch (13 Jul 1891, p. 4) |
| PHOTO: |
Photo of item |
| PI1906: |
Philadelphia Inquirer (29 Mar 1906, p. 1) |
| PPOST1903A: |
The Pittsburgh Post (25 Oct 1903, p. 3) |
| PPOST1903B: |
The Pittsburgh Post (1 Nov 1903, Fourth Part, p. 4) |
| PPOST1903C: |
The Pittsburgh Post (2 Nov 1903, p. 6) |
| ST1906: |
The Scranton Truth (15 Mar 1906, p. 12) |
| 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 |
| WIND1995: |
The Sanctuary and the Stained Glass Windows, V.W. Torbert, 3rd (1995) |
