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Tiffany Census

All Saints' Torresdale Episcopal Church, 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: 33.62.1
Rating: 1 star
Address: 9601 Frankford Avenue
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19114, USA
Lat/Lng: 40.05886, -74.99397
Tiffany 1910: Page 107
Duncan 1980: Page 222
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Tiffany 1893: Not listed
Tiffany 1886: Not listed
Tiffany/Duncan comment: Tiffany 1910 lists the church under Torresdale, which is now part of Philadelphia [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Completeness: Medium
Building status: Extant
Building date: 1854-1855 [CENS1993]
Architect: Frank Wills [CENS1993]
Also of interest: Windows by Lamb Studios and by Willet [CENS1993]

Site Items

33.62.1.1: King and Lennig Memorial Window: Ascension (1902) (Extant) item has a photo
33.62.1.2: Lennig Memorial Window: Christ Blessing the Children (Extant) item has a photo
33.62.1.3: two ornamental rosettes (Extant) item has a photo
33.62.1.4: Phillips Memorial Window: Hope (Extant) item has a photo
33.62.1.5: Massey Memorial Window: St. John (Extant) item has a photo

Item 33.62.1.1

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

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: King and Lennig Memorial Window
Theme: Ascension [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 107
Duncan 1980: Page 222
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature: TIFFANY STUDIOS / NEW YORK [CENS1993]
Other documentation: [CHU1902]
Designer:
Memorial details: Charles Ray King (16 Mar 1813 - 5 Apr 1901) and his daughter, Mary Fisher King Lennig (5 Dec 1844 - 13 May 1900) [INSCRIPTION, CHU1902, CENS1993]
Donor:
Date: Unveiled All Saints' Day, 1 Nov 1902 [CHU1902]
Size: 14' high x 7' wide [CENS1993]
Lancets: 3 [PHOTO, CENS1993]
Inscription: In Memoriam / Charles Ray King / March 16, 1813 / April 5, 1901. // Gather my saints together / unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice." // In Memoriam / Mary Fisher Lennig / December 5, 1844 May 13, 1900. [PHOTO, CENS1993]
Category: Ascension
Location: chancel [PHOTO]
Tiffany/Duncan comment: Tiffany 1910 just calls this the King Memorial Window, so possibly Mr. King's second wife, Nancy Wharton Fisher King, or one of the King children, was at least one of the donors and the person who organised the window with the Tiffany company [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED]
Census Id: 100

Item 33.62.1.2

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Lennig Memorial Window:  Christ Blessing the Children
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Lennig Memorial Window
Theme: Christ Blessing the Children [CENS1993]
and in other pane, Kiss of Charity [PHOTO]
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature: none seen [CENS1993]
Other documentation: [CENS1993, PHOTO]
Designer:
Memorial details: Millicent Gaw Johnson Lennig (22 Nov 1884 - 4 Jun 1919) [INSCRIPTION, CENS1993, PEL1919]
Donor:
Date:
Size: 6'3" high x 4' wide [CENS1993]
Lancets: 2 [PHOTO, CENS1993]
Inscription: In Memory of / Millicent Johnson Lennig // Born November 22nd 1884 / Died June 4th 1919 // Her children arise up / and call her blessed her // husband also and he / praiseth her Prov 31:28 [PHOTO, CENS1993]
Category: Christ Blessing Children; Charity
Census Id: L2

Item 33.62.1.3

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

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name:
Description: two ornamental rosettes [CENS1993, ORG]
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature: Louis C. Tiffany N Y [CENS1993]
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date:
Size: each rosette 2'8" high x 2'8" wide [CENS1993]
Inscription:
Category: Ornamental
Location: balcony [ORG]
Census Id: F1 and F2

Item 33.62.1.4

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

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Phillips Memorial Window
Theme: Hope [CENS1993]
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation: [PHOTO, DEDUCED]
Designer:
Memorial details: William Morgan Phillips (19 Apr 1847 - 8 Mar 1922) and Rebecca Lewis Phillips (28 Nov 1849 - 25 Jun 1912) [CENS1993]
Donor:
Date:
Size: 9'10" high x 1'9" wide [CENS1993]
Lancets: 1 [PHOTO, CENS1993]
Inscription: Hope / In Memory of William Morgan Phillips April 19th 1847 - March 8th 1922 and Rebecca Lewis Phillips November 28th 1849 - June 25th 1912 [CENS1993]
Category: Hope
Comment: View of window obstructed by organ [CENS1993]
Census Id: F100

Item 33.62.1.5

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

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Massey Memorial Window
Theme: St. John [CENS1993]
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature: none seen [CENS1993]
Other documentation: [PHOTO, DEDUCED]
Designer:
Memorial details: Harriet Morgan Phillips Massey (20 Jul 1852 - 14 Jun 1926) [INSCRIPTION, CENS1993]
Donor:
Date:
Size: 9'10" high x 1'9" wide [CENS1993]
Lancets: 1 [PHOTO, CENS1993]
Inscription: In Memory of / Harriet Morgan Phillips / Massey / July 20th 1852 - June 14th 1926 [CENS1993, PHOTO]
Category: St. John
Comment: View of window obstructed by organ [CENS1993]
Census Id: F101

References

CENS1993: Census of Stained Glass Windows in America, M. Eby, R. Brown, D. D'Amico, Jean M. Farnsworth (8 Mar 1993)
CHU1902: The Churchman (15 Nov 1902, p. 617)
DEDUCED: Deduced from other information
DUNC1980: Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
INSCRIPTION: Inscription on item
ORG: Organization
PEL1919: Philadelphia Evening Ledger (6 Jun 1919, p. 4)
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)
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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