Tiffany Census

Fair Haven Union Cemetery Chapel, New Haven, Connecticut

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:	8.23.4
Rating:	1 star
Address:	Grand Avenue
Location:	New Haven, Connecticut 06513, USA
Lat/Lng:	41.31084, -72.89389
Tiffany 1910:	Page 45
Duncan 1980:	Page 209
Tiffany 1897:	Page 29
Tiffany 1893:	Not listed
Tiffany 1886:	Not listed
Completeness:	High
Building status:	Extant
Building date:	1896 [NHER1896, NHJC1896B]
Architect:
Comment:	Three of the four windows were in place by 1 May 1896, the fourth was installed in May 1896 [NHJC1896A, DEDUCED]
Also of interest:

Site Items

8.23.4.1.a:	Thompson Memorial Window: St. Luke (1896) (Removed)
8.23.4.1.b:	Thompson Memorial Window: Faith (1896) (Removed)
8.23.4.2:	Strong Memorial Window: Law, Fortitude and Temperance (1896) (Extant)
8.23.4.3:	Bennett Memorial Window: St. Cecilia (1896) (Removed)

Item 8.23.4.1.a

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

Status:	Removed [DT2017]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Thompson Memorial Window
Theme:	St. Luke [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 45
Duncan 1980:	Page 209
Tiffany 1897:	Page 29
Signature:
Other documentation:	[NHER1896, NHJC1896A, NHJC1896B, HDC1896]
Designer:	Edward Peck Sperry [NHJC1896C]
Memorial details:	Dr. Charles Steele Thomson (8 Apr 1801 - 15 Aug 1890) and Susan Coit Belcher Thomson (25 Jun 1808 - 7 Apr 1890) [NHER1896, NHJC1896B, NHJC1896C, HDC1896, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:
Date:	In place when building dedicated 30 May 1896 [NHER1896, NHJC1896B, HDC1896]
Inscription:
Category:	St. Luke
Location:	west side [NHER1896, NHJC1896B]
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Tiffany 1897 and Tiffany 1910 spell the name as Thompson but the grave says Thomson [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980, FINDAGRAVE]

Item 8.23.4.1.b

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

Status:	Removed [DT2017]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Thompson Memorial Window
Theme:	Faith [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 45
Duncan 1980:	Page 209
Tiffany 1897:	Page 29
Signature:
Other documentation:	[NHER1896, NHJC1896A, NHJC1896B, HDC1896]
Designer:	Edward Peck Sperry [NHJC1896C]
Memorial details:	Dr. Charles Steele Thomson (8 Apr 1801 - 15 Aug 1890) and Susan Coit Belcher Thomson (25 Jun 1808 - 7 Apr 1890) [NHER1896, NHJC1896B, NHJC1896C, HDC1896, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:
Date:	In place when building dedicated 30 May 1896 [NHER1896, NHJC1896B, HDC1896]
Inscription:
Category:	Faith
Location:	west side [NHER1896, NHJC1896B]
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Tiffany 1897 and Tiffany 1910 spell the name as Thompson but the grave says Thomson [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980, FINDAGRAVE]

Item 8.23.4.2

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Strong Memorial Window: Law, Fortitude and Temperance

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Strong Memorial Window
Theme:	Law, Fortitude and Temperance [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
	Moses, Ruth and Rebecca [NHER1896]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 45
Duncan 1980:	Page 209
Tiffany 1897:	Page 29
Signature:	Tiffany Studios New York [DT2017]
Other documentation:	[NHER1896, NHJC1896A, NHJC1896B, HDC1896]
Designer:	Edward Peck Sperry [NHJC1896C]
Memorial details:	Major Horace H. Strong (24 May 1831 - 27 Jul 1893) and Sarah R. Johnson Strong (30 Jan 1831 - 3 Aug 1894) [INSCRIPTION, NHER1896, NHJC1896B, NHJC1896C, HDC1896]
Donor:
Date:	In place when building dedicated 30 May 1896 [NHER1896, NHJC1896B, HDC1896]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	IN MEMORY OF / HORACE H STRONG / MAY 24 1831 / JVLY 27 1893 // AND HIS WIFE / SARAH R JOHNSON / JANVARY 30 1831 / AVGVST 3 1894 [PHOTO]
Category:	Moses; Ruth; Rebecca
Location:	west side [NHER1896, NHJC1896B]
Comment:	The form of the signature is such that it must have been added later [DEDUCED]

Item 8.23.4.3

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

Status:	Removed [DT2017]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Bennett Memorial Window
Theme:	St. Cecilia [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 45
Duncan 1980:	Page 209
Tiffany 1897:	Page 29
Signature:
Other documentation:	[NHER1896, NHJC1896A, NHJC1896B, HDC1896]
Designer:	Edward Peck Sperry [NHJC1896C]
Memorial details:	Blanche Imogene Bennett (15 May 1867 - 6 Jun 1887) [NHER1896, NHJC1896B, NHJC1896C, HDC1896]
Donor:
Date:	In place when building dedicated 30 May 1896 [NHER1896, NHJC1896B, HDC1896]
Inscription:	on colored glass tablet underneath window: In loving memory of Blanche Imogen Bennett, Born May 15, 1867, Died June 6, 1887. Only child of Philo Sherman and Grace Imogen Bennett. [NHER1896, NHJC1896B]
Category:	St. Cecilia
Location:	east side [NHER1896, NHJC1896B]

References

DEDUCED:	Deduced from other information
DT2017:	Donald Traser, personal communication (10 Aug 2017)
DUNC1980:	Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
FINDAGRAVE:	Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information
HDC1896:	Hartford Daily Courant (30 May 1896, p. 11)
INSCRIPTION:	Inscription on item
NHER1896:	New Haven Evening Register (29 May 1896, p. 1)
NHJC1896A:	New Haven Journal and Courier (1 May 1896, p. 1)
NHJC1896B:	New Haven Journal and Courier (30 May 1896, p. 8)
NHJC1896C:	New Haven Journal and Courier (5 Jun 1896, p. 1)
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)