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Tiffany Census

Christ Church, Greenwich, Connecticut

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The meaning of the site and item attributes is explained in the glossary.

Site Id: 8.13.1
Rating: 1 star
Address: 254 East Putnam Avenue
Location: Greenwich, Connecticut 06830, USA
Lat/Lng: 41.03613, -73.61863
Tiffany 1910: Page 43
Duncan 1980: Page 209
Tiffany 1897: Page 27
Tiffany 1893: Listed
Tiffany 1886: Not listed
Completeness: Medium
Building status: Extant
Building date: 1910 [ORG]
Architect:
Also of interest:
See also: David and Helen Maitland Armstrong Census

Site Items

8.13.1.1: Memorial Window (Unknown)
8.13.1.2: Johnson Memorial Window: Resurrection (Extant) item has a photo
8.13.1.3: Barrett Memorial Window: Christ Blessing Little Children (1896) (Extant) item has a photo

Item 8.13.1.1

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

Status: Unknown
Confidence: Medium
Memorial name: Memorial Window
Tiffany 1910: Page 43
Duncan 1980: Page 209
Tiffany 1897: Page 27
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor: King's Daughters [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Date:
Inscription:
Comment: The King's Daughters donated an 1889 window for the Sunday School chapel, and possibly that is this window, but if so, it is not in the current church building [PCJ1889, DEDUCED, ORG]

Item 8.13.1.2

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

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Johnson Memorial Window
Theme: Resurrection [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 43
Duncan 1980: Page 209
Tiffany 1897: Page 27
Signature: not signed [DT2017]
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details: Selena Knapp Johnson (1842-1869) [INSCRIPTION]
Donor:
Date:
Size: 11'6" high x 7'2" wide [ORG]
Lancets: 3 [PHOTO]
Inscription: In Memory of / Selena Knapp Johnson / 1842-1869 [PHOTO]
Category: Angel of Resurrection
History: Originally in previous, 1857, church building on same site [ORG]

Item 8.13.1.3

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

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Barrett Memorial Window
Theme: Christ Blessing Little Children [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 43
Duncan 1980: Page 209
Tiffany 1897: Page 27
Signature: TIFFANY STVDIOS / NEW YORK [PHOTO]
signature
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details: Amelia L. Barrett (1853 - 12 Jul 1888) [INSCRIPTION, PCJ1896, FINDAGRAVE]
and also her son, Foster Higgins Barrett (5 Feb 1883 - 26 Nov 1887) [INSCRIPTION, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor: father / grandfather, Andrew Foster Higgins [PCJ1896, ORG]
and also Mrs. Higgins [ORG]
Date: Dedicated 24 May 1896 [PCJ1896]
Size: 11'6" high x 7'2" wide [ORG]
Lancets: 3 [PHOTO]
Inscription: In memory of / Amelia L. Barrett / and Foster Higgins Barrett [PHOTO]
Category: Christ Blessing Children
History: Originally in previous, 1857, church building on same site [ORG]
Tiffany/Duncan comment: Duncan 1980 has a photo of the window, p. 24 [DUNC1980]
Comment: The signature was likely added to the window when it was installed in the new building in 1910 [DEDUCED]

References

DEDUCED: Deduced from other information
DT2017: Donald Traser, personal communication (9 Aug 2017)
DUNC1980: Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
FINDAGRAVE: Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information
INSCRIPTION: Inscription on item
ORG: Organization
PCJ1889: The Port Chester Journal (11 Apr 1889, p. 4)
PCJ1896: The Port Chester Journal (28 May 1896, p. 8)
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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