| Site Id: |
1.1.15 |
| Rating: |
1 star |
| Address: |
865 Madison Avenue |
| Location: |
Manhattan, New York City, New York 10021, USA |
| Lat/Lng: |
40.77116, -73.96559 |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 6 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 201 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 6 |
| Tiffany 1893: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany 1886: |
Not listed |
| Completeness: |
High |
| Building status: |
Extant |
| Building date: |
1884 [A2Z2004]; 1924 [A2Z2004]; 1950 [A2Z2004] |
| Architect: |
Robert H. Robertson [A2Z2004]; Ralph Adams Cram [A2Z2004]; Richard A. Kimball [A2Z2004] |
| Restoration: |
Some Tiffany windows restored by Tom Venturella in 1990s [TV2011] |
| Also of interest: |
1902 "The Angel of Life Lifting the Veil from the Mortal", Kunhardt Memorial Window, by Church Glass and Decorating Company [CHU1902] |
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1903 "David the Psalmist", Shriver Memorial Window, by Church Glass and Decorating Company [CHU1903] |
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Windows by Henry Wynd Young and Connick Studio [ORG] |
| See also: |
Church Glass and Decorating Company Census |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Smithers Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
And in the morn those Angel faces smile [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 6 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 201 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 6 |
| Signature: |
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| Other documentation: |
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| Designer: |
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| Memorial details: |
Louisa MacDougall Bancroft Smithers (13 Nov 1853 - 19 Jul 1895) [INSCRIPTION, NYT1897, HIST1960] |
| Donor: |
her husband, Francis Sydney Smithers [NYT1897, WEB] |
| Date: |
Consecrated 31 Jan 1897 [NYT1897] |
| Lancets: |
3 [PHOTO] |
| Inscription: |
And with / the morn those angel / faces smile which I have / loved long since and / lost awhile // In Memoriam Louisa Macdougall Smithers / November 13 1853 - July 19 1895 / Perfect through suffering [PHOTO] |
| Category: |
Angel Faces |
| Location: |
columbarium, at base of bell tower [ORG] |
| Comment: |
Window moved to base of bell tower in 1924 [ORG] |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Ward Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
Angel of Praise [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 6 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 201 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 6 |
| Signature: |
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| Other documentation: |
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| Designer: |
probably Joseph Lauber [TIFF1896, DEDUCED] |
| Designer comment: |
Tiffany 1896 credits Lauber as the designer of a similar composition [TIFF1896] |
| Memorial details: |
Mabel Marquand Ward (29 Oct 1860 - 23 Nov 1896), Marquand Ward (9 Dec 1894 - 18 Oct 1918) and Galbraith Ward (9 Aug 1892 - 17 Dec 1918) [INSCRIPTION] |
| Donor: |
husband / father / father, Henry Galbraith Ward [HIST1960, FINDAGRAVE] |
| Date: |
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| Lancets: |
3 [PHOTO] |
| Inscription: |
THOU ART UNTO / THEM AS / A VERY // LOVELY / SONG OF ONE / THAT HATH A / PLEASANT VOICE // MARQUAND WARD / DEC. 9, 1894 - OCT. 18,1918 // MABEL MARQUAND / WARD / OCT. 29, 1860 - NOV. 23, 1896 // GALBRAITH WARD / AUG. 9, 1892 - DEC. 17, 1918 [PHOTO] |
| Category: |
Angel |
| Location: |
basement parish hall, in a light box [TV2011, DT2016] |
| Tiffany/Duncan comment: |
Tiffany 1910 calls this the War Memorial Window but Tiffany 1897 calls it the Ward Memorial Window [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Comment: |
Evidently the inscription was updated after the sons died in 1918 [DEDUCED] |
| Status: |
Removed [TV2018, MICH2018] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Flower Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
Faith, Hope and Charity [CHU1901A] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Not listed |
| Duncan 1980: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
Tiffany Studios [MICH2013] |
| Other documentation: |
[CHU1901A] |
| Designer: |
Frederick Wilson [CHU1901A] |
| Memorial details: |
John Davison Flower (16 Apr 1840 - 20 Aug 1900) [INSCRIPTION, CHU1901A] |
| Donor: |
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| Date: |
Installed ca. Jul 1901 [CHU1901A] |
| Lancets: |
3 [PHOTO, CHU1901A] |
| Inscription: |
AND NOW ABIDETH / FAITH HOPE AND CHARITY / THESE THREE // IN MEMORY OF / JOHN DAVISON FLOWER / BORN APRIL 16 1840 / DIED AUGUST 20 1900 // BUT THE GREATEST OF / THESE IS CHARITY / 1 CORINTHIANS 13 [PHOTO, CHU1901A] |
| Category: |
Faith; Hope; Charity |
| History: |
The window was found in the basement of a church in Queens [TV2018, MICH2018] |
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The two outer panes of the triptych were sold at Michaan's Auctions, Alameda, CA, 18 May 2013, lots 2103 and 2104, for $35400 each [MICH2013, TV2018] |
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They were purchased by the Richard H. Driehaus Collection [EL2019] |
| Status: |
Removed [TV2018, MICH2018, DEDUCED] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Smith Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
The Temple on the Holy Hill [CHU1901B, NYW1901] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Not listed |
| Duncan 1980: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
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| Other documentation: |
[CHU1901B, NYW1901] |
| Designer: |
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| Memorial details: |
Adon Smith (20 Apr 1835 - 13 Jun 1900) [CHU1901B, NYW1901] |
| Donor: |
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| Date: |
Unveiled 13 Oct 1901 [CHU1901B, NYW1901] |
| Lancets: |
3 [PHOTO, DEDUCED] |
| Inscription: |
To the Glory of God / and In Memory of // *** // Warden of Holy Trinity / Warden of St James / Twenty-seven years [PHOTO] |
| Category: |
Landscape; Ornamental |
| History: |
The two outer panes were found in the basement of a church in Queens [TV2018, MICH2018] |
| A2Z2004: |
From Abyssinian to Zion, A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship, David W. Dunlap (2004, p. 210) |
| CHU1901A: |
The Churchman (6 Jul 1901, p. 14) |
| CHU1901B: |
The Churchman (19 Oct 1901, p. 528) |
| CHU1902: |
The Churchman (8 Nov 1902, p. 584) |
| CHU1903: |
The Churchman (28 Mar 1903, p. 433) |
| DEDUCED: |
Deduced from other information |
| DT2016: |
Donald Traser, personal communication (5 Oct 2016) |
| DUNC1980: |
Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980) |
| EL2019: |
Eternal Light: The Sacred Stained Glass Windows of Louis Comfort Tiffany, Catherine Shotick (with an essay by Elizabeth De Rosa) (2019, p. 74) |
| FINDAGRAVE: |
Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information |
| HIST1960: |
A History of Saint James Church in the City of New of York, 1810-1960, James Elliott Lindsley (1960) |
| INSCRIPTION: |
Inscription on item |
| MICH2013: |
Michaan's Auctions (18 May 2013, lots 2103 and 2104) |
| MICH2018: |
Allen Michaan, personal communication (19 Jun 2018) |
| NYT1897: |
New York Times (1 Feb 1897) |
| NYW1901: |
New York World (19 Oct 1901, p. 5) |
| ORG: |
Organization |
| PHOTO: |
Photo of item |
| SIGNATURE: |
Signature on item |
| TIFF1886: |
Announcement in American Architect and Building News, Tiffany Glass Company (6 Feb 1886) |
| TIFF1893: |
Chicago Exposition booklet, Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (1893) |
| TIFF1896: |
Memorial Windows, Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (1896) |
| 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) |
| TV2011: |
Thomas Venturella, personal correspondence (20 Jan 2011) |
| TV2018: |
Thomas Venturella, personal correspondence (14-15 Jun 2018) |
| WEB: |
Some general webpage, e.g. for deducing biographical or genealogical information |
