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Tiffany Census

Knox Memorial Chapel, Manhattan, New York City, New York

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: 1.1.129
Rating: Nothing
Address: 405-407 West 41st Street
Location: Manhattan, New York City, New York 10036, USA
Lat/Lng: 40.75821, -73.9935
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Tiffany 1893: Not listed
Tiffany 1886: Not listed
Completeness: High
Building status: No more
Building date: 1897-1898 [NYH1898B, YEAR1899]
Architect: Edgar K. Bourne [NYH1898A, SABE1900]
Comment: The congregation vacated the site in 1944 [A2Z2004]
Also of interest: 1898 Communion Table, in memory of Anna Louisa Van Vechten, by Tiffany [YEAR1899]

Site Items

1.1.129.1: Van Santvoord Memorial Window: Come Unto Me (1898) (Removed) item has a photo

Item 1.1.129.1

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Van Santvoord Memorial Window:  Come Unto Me
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Removed [PHOTO, DEDUCED]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Van Santvoord Memorial Window
Theme: Come Unto Me [YEAR1899]
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature: COPYRIGHT 189(6 or 8) / TIFFANY GLASS & DECORATING COMPANY / NEW YORK [PHOTO]
Other documentation: [YEAR1899]
Designer:
Memorial details: Anna Margaret Townsend Van Santvoord (30 Nov 1826 - 5 Dec 1890) and Charles Townsend Van Santvoord (16 Mar 1854 - 5 Jul 1895) [YEAR1899, SABE1900, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor: daughters / sisters Katharine Lawrence Van Santvoord (Mrs. Eben Erskine) Olcott and Anna Townsend Van Santvoord [YEAR1899, FINDAGRAVE]
Date: In place when building dedicated, 30 Oct 1898 [YEAR1899, DEDUCED]
Size: 9'11" high x 7'5" wide (frame) [FONT2023]
Inscription: Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden and I will give you rest. Matthew xi xxviii [PHOTO, YEAR1899]
and also: IN MEMORIAM. / 1826. ANNA M. VAN SANTVOORD 1890. / 1854. CHARLES TOWNSEND VAN SANTVOORD. 1895. [YEAR1899]
Category: Christ
Location: chancel [PHOTO, YEAR1899, SABE1900]
History: Sold at Fontaine's Auction for $237500, 28 Jan 2023, to Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Nauvoo Temple, Nauvoo IL (SITE:13.20.1) [FONT2023, NH2023, DEDUCED]
Same as item: 13.20.1.1

References

A2Z2004: From Abyssinian to Zion, A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship, David W. Dunlap (2004, p. 126)
DEDUCED: Deduced from other information
DUNC1980: Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
FINDAGRAVE: Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information
FONT2023: Fontaine's Auction website (28 Jan 2023, lot 11)
NH2023: Nauvoo Honeybee (28 Sep 2023)
NYH1898A: New York Herald (2 Oct 1898, Sixth Section, p. 7)
NYH1898B: New York Herald (31 Oct 1898, p. 7)
PHOTO: Photo of item
SABE1900: Scientific American, Building Edition (Jan 1900, p. 12, 16)
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)
YEAR1899: Year Book of the (Collegiate) Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of the City of New York (1899, p. 829-839)

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