Tiffany Census

Trinity Lutheran Church, Reading, 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:	33.56.3
Rating:	3 stars
Address:	527 Washington Street
Location:	Reading, Pennsylvania 19601, USA
Lat/Lng:	40.33709, -75.92624
Tiffany 1910:	Page 106
Duncan 1980:	Page 222
Tiffany 1897:	Page 61
Tiffany 1893:	Not listed
Tiffany 1886:	Not listed
Completeness:	High
Building status:	Extant
Building date:	1791-1794 [HIST1894]
Architect:
Also of interest:

Site Items

33.56.3.1:	Miller Memorial Window: ornamental (1893) (Extant)
33.56.3.2:	Dauth Memorial Window: Charity (1893) (Extant)
33.56.3.3:	Harbster Memorial Window: Martin Luther (1893) (Extant)
33.56.3.4:	Arnold Memorial Window: Our Saviour (1893) (Extant)
33.56.3.5:	Seitzinger Memorial Window: St. Paul (1893) (Extant)
33.56.3.6:	Muhlenberg Memorial Window: Faith (1893) (Extant)
33.56.3.7:	Muhlenberg Memorial Window: Hope (1893) (Extant)
33.56.3.8:	Rightmyer Memorial Window: ornamental (1893) (Extant)
33.56.3.9:	Otto Memorial Window: ornamental (1893) (Extant)
33.56.3.10:	Fry Testimonial Window: The Good Shepherd (1894) (Extant)
33.56.3.11:	ornamental windows (Unknown)

Item 33.56.3.1

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Miller Memorial Window
Description:	ornamental [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 106
Duncan 1980:	Page 222
Tiffany 1897:	Page 61
Signature:	not signed [DT2012]
Other documentation:	[RT1893A, RT1893B, HIST1894]
Designer:	Frederick Wilson [RT1893B, HIST1894]
Memorial details:	Daniel Miller (12 Jul 1812 - 20 Nov 1892) [INSCRIPTION, RT1893A, RT1893B, HIST1894, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	his family [INSCRIPTION, RT1893A, RT1893B, HIST1894]
Date:	Installed Oct 1893 [RT1893A]
	Dedicated (at same time as building re-dedicated), 29 Oct 1893 [RT1893B, HIST1894]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	IN MEMORY OF / DANIEL MILLER / 1812-1892 / BY HIS FAMILY [PHOTO, RT1893A]
Category:	Ornamental

Item 33.56.3.2

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Dauth Memorial Window
Theme:	Charity [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 106
Duncan 1980:	Page 222
Tiffany 1897:	Page 61
Signature:	not signed [DT2012]
Other documentation:	[RT1893A, RT1893B, HIST1894]
Designer:	Frederick Wilson [RT1893B, HIST1894]
Memorial details:
Donor:	Katie A. Dauth [INSCRIPTION, RT1893A, RT1893B, HIST1894]
Date:	Inscription 1893 [INSCRIPTION]
	Installed Oct 1893 [RT1893A]
	Dedicated (at same time as building re-dedicated), 29 Oct 1893 [RT1893B, HIST1894]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	"CHARITY // PRESENTED BY KATIE A. DAUTH, / THE YEAR OF HER CONFIRMATION, 1893 / "THE GREATEST OF THESE IS CHARITY". [PHOTO]
Category:	Charity

Item 33.56.3.3

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Harbster Memorial Window
Theme:	Martin Luther [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 106
Duncan 1980:	Page 222
Tiffany 1897:	Page 61
Signature:	not signed [DT2012]
Other documentation:	[RT1893A, RT1893B, HIST1894]
Designer:	Frederick Wilson [RT1893B, HIST1894]
Memorial details:	William Harbster (20 Oct 1823 - 16 Jun 1885) [INSCRIPTION, RT1893A, RT1893B, HIST1894, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	his wife, Ellen Matthews Harbster [INSCRIPTION, RT1893A, RT1893B, HIST1894, FINDAGRAVE]
Date:	Installed Oct 1893 [RT1893A]
	Dedicated (at same time as building re-dedicated), 29 Oct 1893 [RT1893B, HIST1894]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	"LUTHER" // IN MEMORIAM WILLIAM HARBSTER / 1823-1885. / BY HIS WIFE ELLEN HARBSTER. / IN SILENTIO ET SPE ERIT FORTITUDO VESTRA." [PHOTO, RT1893A]
Category:	Historic Figure

Item 33.56.3.4

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Arnold Memorial Window
Theme:	Our Saviour [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 106
Duncan 1980:	Page 222
Tiffany 1897:	Page 61
Signature:	not signed [DT2012]
Other documentation:	[RT1893A, RT1893B, HIST1894]
Designer:	Frederick Wilson [RT1893B, HIST1894]
Memorial details:	deceased children of William Augustus Arnold and Ellen L. Rick Arnold [INSCRIPTION, RT1893A, RT1893B, HIST1894, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	surviving children of William Augustus Arnold and Ellen L. Rick Arnold [INSCRIPTION, RT1893A, RT1893B, HIST1894, FINDAGRAVE]
Date:	Installed Oct 1893 [RT1893A]
	Dedicated (at same time as building re-dedicated), 29 Oct 1893 [RT1893B, HIST1894]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	COME UNTO ME // FROM THE LIVING CHILDREN OF / WM. A. AND ELLEN L. ARNOLD / IN MEMORY OF THOSE DECEASED. [PHOTO]
Category:	Christ

Item 33.56.3.5

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Seitzinger Memorial Window
Theme:	St. Paul [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 106
Duncan 1980:	Page 222
Tiffany 1897:	Page 61
Signature:	not signed [DT2012]
Other documentation:	[RT1893A, RT1893B, HIST1894]
Designer:	Frederick Wilson [RT1893B, HIST1894]
Memorial details:	Jacob Seitzinger (17 Mar 1791 - 19 Nov 1850) [INSCRIPTION, RT1893A, RT1893B, HIST1894, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	his daughter, Emma Belinda Seitzinger Hill [RT1893A, RT1893B, HIST1894, FINDAGRAVE]
Date:	Installed Oct 1893 [RT1893A]
	Dedicated (at same time as building re-dedicated), 29 Oct 1893 [RT1893B, HIST1894]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	"ST. PAUL" // IN MEMORY OF / JACOB W. SEITZINGER. DIED A. D. 1850. / I AM SET FOR THE DEFENCE OF THE GOSPEL [PHOTO]
Category:	St. Paul

Item 33.56.3.6

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Muhlenberg Memorial Window
Theme:	Faith [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 106
Duncan 1980:	Page 222
Tiffany 1897:	Page 61
Signature:	not signed [DT2012]
Other documentation:	[RT1893A, RT1893B, HIST1894]
Designer:	Frederick Wilson [RT1893B, HIST1894]
Memorial details:	Hiester Henry Muhlenberg (15 Jan 1812 - 5 May 1886) [INSCRIPTION, RT1893A, RT1893B, HIST1894, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	his family [INSCRIPTION, RT1893A, RT1893B, HIST1894]
Date:	Installed Oct 1893 [RT1893A]
	Dedicated (at same time as building re-dedicated), 29 Oct 1893 [RT1893B, HIST1894]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	FAITH // TO THE MEMORY OF / HIESTER H. MUHLENBERG / 1812 - 1886. / BY HIS FAMILY. [PHOTO]
Category:	Faith
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Tiffany 1897 and Tiffany 1910 call this the Henry A. Muhlenberg Memorial Window [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]

Item 33.56.3.7

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Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Muhlenberg Memorial Window
Theme:	Hope [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 106
Duncan 1980:	Page 222
Tiffany 1897:	Page 61
Signature:	not signed [DT2012]
Other documentation:	[RT1893A, RT1893B, HIST1894]
Designer:	Frederick Wilson [RT1893B, HIST1894]
Memorial details:	Rev. Henry Augustus Philip Muhlenberg (13 May 1782 - 11 Jul 1844), pastor of the church, 1803-1829 [INSCRIPTION, RT1893A, RT1893B, HIST1894, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	his grandson, Henry Augustus Muhlenberg, III [RT1893A, RT1893B, HIST1894, FINDAGRAVE]
Date:	Installed Oct 1893 [RT1893A]
	Dedicated (at same time as building re-dedicated), 29 Oct 1893 [RT1893B, HIST1894]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	HOPE // HENRY A. MUHLENBERG / BORN 1782 DIED 1844 / PASTOR TRINITY CHURCH READING 1803 - 1829 / "FOR WE ARE SAVED BY HOPE" [PHOTO]
Category:	Hope
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Tiffany 1897 and Tiffany 1910 call this the Heister A. Muhlenberg Memorial Window [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]

Item 33.56.3.8

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Rightmyer Memorial Window
Description:	ornamental [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 106
Duncan 1980:	Page 222
Tiffany 1897:	Page 61
Signature:	not signed [DT2012]
Other documentation:	[RT1893A, RT1893B, HIST1894]
Designer:	Frederick Wilson [RT1893B, HIST1894]
Memorial details:	John L. Rightmyer (29 Jul 1808 - 21 Jan 1889) [INSCRIPTION, RT1893A, RT1893B, HIST1894, FINDAGRAVE]
	and Lenna Rinesmith Rightmyer (27 Nov 1811 - 31 Jan 1889) [RT1893A, RT1893B, HIST1894, FINDAGRAVE]
	and family [INSCRIPTION]
Donor:	their son-in-law, Dr. John B. Sterley, and daughter, Amanda R. Rightmyer Sterley [INSCRIPTION, RT1893A, RT1893B, HIST1894, FINDAGRAVE]
Date:	Installed Oct 1893 [RT1893A]
	Dedicated (at same time as building re-dedicated), 29 Oct 1893 [RT1893B, HIST1894]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	IN MEMORY OF / J. L. RIGHTMYER AND FAMILY / BY DR. JOHN B. AND / AMANDA R. STERLEY [PHOTO]
Category:	Ornamental
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Tiffany 1897 and Tiffany 1910 spell the name as Rightmeyer [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]

Item 33.56.3.9

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Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Otto Memorial Window
Description:	ornamental [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 106
Duncan 1980:	Page 222
Tiffany 1897:	Page 61
Signature:	not signed [DT2012]
Other documentation:	[RT1893A, RT1893B, HIST1894]
Designer:	Frederick Wilson [RT1893B, HIST1894]
Memorial details:	Dr. Bodo Otto (1709 - 13 Jun 1787) [INSCRIPTION, RT1893A, RT1893B, HIST1894, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	his descendants [INSCRIPTION, RT1893A, RT1893B, HIST1894]
Date:	Installed Oct 1893 [RT1893A]
	Dedicated (at same time as building re-dedicated), 29 Oct 1893 [RT1893B, HIST1894]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	IN MEMORY OF DR BODO OTTO / 1709 1787 BY HIS DESCENDANTS [PHOTO]
Category:	Ornamental

Item 33.56.3.10

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Fry Testimonial Window: The Good Shepherd

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Fry Testimonial Window
Theme:	The Good Shepherd [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 106
Duncan 1980:	Page 222
Tiffany 1897:	Page 61
Signature:	not signed [DT2012]
Other documentation:	[HIST1894]
Designer:	Frederick Wilson [HIST1894]
Memorial details:	Rev. Jacob Fry (9 Feb 1834 - 19 Feb 1920) [INSCRIPTION, HIST1894, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	Women's Mission Society [HIST1894, INSCRIPTION]
Date:	Dedicated ca. Feb 1894 [HIST1894, RT1894, DEDUCED]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	TO OUR FAITHFUL PASTOR, / JACOB FRY, D.D. / FROM THE WOMEN OF THE CONGREGATION. [PHOTO]
Category:	Christ the Good Shepherd
Comment:	The window was a testimonial to Rev. Fry on the occasion of the 29th anniversary of his pastorate in Feb 1894 [HIST1894, RT1894]

Item 33.56.3.11

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

Status:	Unknown
Confidence:	Medium
Memorial name:
Description:	ornamental windows [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 106
Duncan 1980:	Page 222
Tiffany 1897:	Page 61
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date:
Inscription:
Category:	Ornamental
Comment:	The figural windows have ornamental parts so possibly this entry refers to these [PHOTO, DT2012, DEDUCED]

References

DEDUCED:	Deduced from other information
DT2012:	Donald Traser, personal communication (29 Jun 2012)
DUNC1980:	Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
FINDAGRAVE:	Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information
HIST1894:	The history of Trinity Lutheran church, Reading, Pa., 1751-1894, Jacob Fry (1894, p. 277-278)
INSCRIPTION:	Inscription on item
PHOTO:	Photo of item
RT1893A:	Reading Times (13 Oct 1893, p. 4)
RT1893B:	Reading Times (30 Oct 1893, p. 1)
RT1894:	Reading Times (5 Feb 1894, p. 1)
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)