| Site Id: |
34.10.1 |
| Rating: |
1 star |
| Other name(s): |
Berkeley Memorial Chapel |
| Address: |
55 Vaucluse Avenue |
| Location: |
Middletown, Rhode Island 02842, USA |
| Lat/Lng: |
41.50706, -71.24202 |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Not listed |
| Duncan 1980: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany 1893: |
Listed |
| Tiffany 1886: |
Listed |
| Tiffany/Duncan comment: |
Tiffany 1886 and Tiffany 1893 list the site as the Berkeley Memorial Chapel, Newport [TIFF1886, TIFF1893] |
|
Duncan 1980 lists the site the same way and does not include any items [DUNC1980] |
|
The windows were not listed in either Tiffany 1897 or Tiffany 1910 [TIFF1897, TIFF1910] |
| Completeness: |
High |
| Building status: |
Extant |
| Building date: |
1884-1886 [DMA1999] |
| Architect: |
Wilson Eyre, Jr. [CHU1887] |
| Comment: |
The windows (excluding the Booth Memorial Window) were probably contracted with Maitland Armstrong but Tiffany made them [NYT1886, CHU1886, DMA1999, JONES2016] |
| Also of interest: |
1885 Booth Memorial Window [NM1885] |
| See also: |
David and Helen Maitland Armstrong Census |
| 34.10.1.1: |
Berkeley Memorial Window: St. Michael (Extant)  |
| 34.10.1.2: |
Carlile Memorial Window: ornamental with doves (Extant) |
| 34.10.1.3: |
Redmond Memorial Window: ornamental with doves and cross (1886) (Extant) |
| 34.10.1.4: |
Phinney Memorial Window: ornamental with lilies (1886) (Extant) |
| 34.10.1.5: |
Clark Memorial Window: ornamental (1886) (Extant) |
| 34.10.1.6: |
Whiting Memorial Window: ornamental with sun (1886) (Extant) |
| 34.10.1.7: |
King Memorial Window: ornamental (1886) (Extant) |
| 34.10.1.8: |
Lawrence Memorial Window: ornamental with ship (1886) (Extant) |
| 34.10.1.9: |
King Memorial Window: ornamental with cross (1886) (Extant) |
| 34.10.1.10: |
Phinney Memorial Window: ornamental with lighthouse (1886) (Extant) |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Berkeley Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
St. Michael [DMA1999] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Not listed |
| Duncan 1980: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
|
| Other documentation: |
[DMA1999] |
| Designer: |
David Maitland Armstrong [CHU1887, NM1887, DMA1999] |
| Memorial details: |
George Berkeley (12 Mar 1685 - 14 Jan 1753) [INSCRIPTION, NM1887, BG1887, CHU1887, WIKI] |
| Donor: |
Mary Augusta Roy (Mrs. Edward) King and her family [NM1887, BG1887, CHU1887, FINDAGRAVE] |
| Date: |
ca. 1886 [DMA1999] |
| Lancets: |
3 [PHOTO, NM1887, BG1887, CHU1887] |
| Inscription: |
BORN AT KILERIN IRELAND / MARCH 12 AD 1685 // IN MEMORY OF / GEORGE BERKELEY / LORD BISHOP OF / CLOYNE / RIGHT FAITHFUL TRUE / HE WAS / IN DEED AND WORD // DIED AT OXFORD ENGLAND / JANUARY 14 AD 1753 [PHOTO, NM1887, BG1887, DEDUCED] |
| Category: |
St. Michael |
| Location: |
chancel [PHOTO, NM1887, BG1887, CHU1887] |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Redmond Memorial Window |
| Description: |
ornamental with doves and cross [PHOTO] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Not listed |
| Duncan 1980: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
|
| Other documentation: |
[NYT1886, CHU1886] |
| Designer: |
David Maitland Armstrong [NYT1886, CHU1886, CHU1887, DMA1999] |
| Memorial details: |
Julia Lawrence Redmond (27 Jun 1869 - 31 Jan 1875) [INSCRIPTION, NYT1886, CHU1886, FINDAGRAVE] |
| Donor: |
|
| Date: |
In place when building consecrated, 31 Aug 1886 [NYT1886, CHU1886] |
| Lancets: |
1 [PHOTO] |
| Inscription: |
AND THEY SHALL BE MINE / SAITH THE LORD OF HOSTS / IN THAT DAY WHEN I MAKE UP MY JEWELS // JULIA LAWRENCE REDMOND / JANUARY 30 AD 1875 AGED 5 YEARS [PHOTO] |
| Category: |
Ornamental |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Phinney Memorial Window |
| Description: |
ornamental with lilies [PHOTO] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Not listed |
| Duncan 1980: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
|
| Other documentation: |
[NYT1886, CHU1886] |
| Designer: |
David Maitland Armstrong [NYT1886, CHU1886, CHU1887, DMA1999] |
| Memorial details: |
Caroline Deidamia Phinney (25 Oct 1868 - 23 Mar 1876) [INSCRIPTION, NYT1886, CHU1886, FINDAGRAVE] |
| Donor: |
|
| Date: |
In place when building consecrated, 31 Aug 1886 [NYT1886, CHU1886] |
| Lancets: |
1 [PHOTO] |
| Inscription: |
PVRE LILIES OF ETERNAL PEACE // CAROLINE DEIDAMIA PHINNEY / AD 1868 1877 [PHOTO] |
| Category: |
Ornamental |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Whiting Memorial Window |
| Description: |
ornamental with sun [PHOTO] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Not listed |
| Duncan 1980: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
|
| Other documentation: |
[NYT1886, CHU1886] |
| Designer: |
David Maitland Armstrong [NYT1886, CHU1886, CHU1887, DMA1999] |
| Memorial details: |
Augustus Whiting (7 Jul 1796 - 12 Jan 1873) [INSCRIPTION, NYT1886, CHU1886, FINDAGRAVE] |
| Donor: |
|
| Date: |
In place when building consecrated, 31 Aug 1886 [NYT1886, CHU1886] |
| Lancets: |
1 [PHOTO] |
| Inscription: |
AUGUSTUS WHITING / AD 1797 1873 // LEAD KINDLY LIGHT / AMID THE ENCIRCLING / GLOOM / LEAD THOU ME ON [PHOTO] |
| Category: |
Ornamental |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Lawrence Memorial Window |
| Description: |
ornamental with ship [PHOTO] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Not listed |
| Duncan 1980: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
|
| Other documentation: |
[NYT1886, CHU1886] |
| Designer: |
David Maitland Armstrong [NYT1886, CHU1886, CHU1887, DMA1999] |
| Memorial details: |
Archibald Gracie Lawrence (24 Dec 1833 - 9 Sep 1850) [INSCRIPTION, NYT1886, CHU1886, FINDAGRAVE] |
| Donor: |
|
| Date: |
In place when building consecrated, 31 Aug 1886 [NYT1886, CHU1886] |
| Lancets: |
1 [PHOTO] |
| Inscription: |
MY BARQUE IS WAETED TO THE SHORE / BY BREATH DIVINE / SEPT 9 / ARCHIBALD / GRACIE / LAWRENCE / 1850 / AND ON THE HELM / THERE RESTS A HAND / OTHER THAN MINE [PHOTO] |
| Category: |
Ornamental |
| BG1887: |
Boston Globe (31 Jul 1887, p. 4) |
| CHU1886: |
The Churchman (11 Sep 1886, p. 290) |
| CHU1887: |
The Churchman (20 Aug 1887, p. 216-218) |
| DEDUCED: |
Deduced from other information |
| DMA1999: |
D. Maitland Armstrong: American Stained Glass Master, Robert O. Jones (1999, p. 83-88) |
| DUNC1980: |
Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980) |
| FINDAGRAVE: |
Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information |
| INSCRIPTION: |
Inscription on item |
| JONES2016: |
Robert O. Jones, personal communication (22 Jun 2016) |
| NM1885: |
Newport Mercury (19 Sep 1885, p. 8) |
| NM1887: |
Newport Mercury (30 Jul 1887, p. 1) |
| NYT1886: |
New York Times (1 Sep 1886, p. 2) |
| 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) |
| WEB: |
Some general webpage, e.g. for deducing biographical or genealogical information |
| WIKI: |
Wikipedia |
