Tiffany Census

Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, 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:	1.1.33
Rating:	1 star
Other name(s):	Fourth Presbyterian Church
Address:	302 West 91st Street
Location:	Manhattan, New York City, New York 10024, USA
Lat/Lng:	40.7921, -73.97596
Tiffany 1910:	Page 8
Duncan 1980:	Page 201
Tiffany 1897:	Page 8
Tiffany 1893:	Not listed
Tiffany 1886:	Not listed
Completeness:	High
Building status:	Extant
Building date:	1893-1894 [ORG]
Architect:	Heins & La Farge [A2Z2004, ORG]
Comment:	Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church occupied building in 1953 [ORG]
Also of interest:	1894 McIntire Memorial Window, "Christ's Journey to Emmaus", by Sellers and Ashley [NYTR1894, PHOTO]
	South transept window and floor mosaic by Rafael Guastavino [ORG]

Site Items

1.1.33.1:	Marshall Memorial Window: The Transfiguration (1895) (Extant)
1.1.33.2:	Marshall Memorial Window: Ascension (Unknown)
1.1.33.3.a:	Decker Memorial Window: Spring (1928) (Extant)
1.1.33.3.b:	Decker Memorial Window: Autumn (1928) (Extant)

Item 1.1.33.1

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Marshall Memorial Window: The Transfiguration

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Marshall Memorial Window
Theme:	The Transfiguration [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980, ORG]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 8
Duncan 1980:	Page 201
Tiffany 1897:	Page 8
Signature:
Other documentation:	[NYH1895, NYO1895]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Robert B. Marshall (d. 1891) [NYH1895, NYO1895]
Donor:	his daughter, Margaret Marshall [NYH1895, NYO1895]
Date:	Unveiled 20 Jan 1895 [NYH1895]
Size:	27' high x 12' wide [NYH1895]
	26' high x 14' wide [NYO1895, DEDUCED]
Lancets:	3 [PHOTO]
Inscription:
Category:	Transfiguration
Location:	north transept [NYH1895, NYO1895]
Cost:	$3000 [NYH1895]
After design:	Painting by Raphael [NYH1895]
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Tiffany 1897 (p. 83) quotes an extract from the 1895 New York Herald article about the window [TIFF1897]
Comment:	A small pane at the bottom right of the window was removed in 1987 [ORG]

Item 1.1.33.2

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

Status:	Unknown
Confidence:	Low
Memorial name:	Marshall Memorial Window
Theme:	Ascension [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 8
Duncan 1980:	Page 201
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date:
Inscription:
Category:	Ascension
Comment:	Such a window was commissioned for the south transept but obstruction of light by nearby townhouses meant the commission was cancelled [ORG]

Item 1.1.33.3.a

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Decker Memorial Window
Theme:	Spring [NYS1928]
	River of Life at Dawn [ORG]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[PHOTO, NYS1928, DEDUCED]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Josephine Randall Decker (1857-1927) [INSCRIPTION, NYS1928]
Donor:
Date:	Dedicated 16 Dec 1928 [NYS1928]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	"There is a river the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God / In Loving Memory of / Josephine Randall Decker / 1857 - 1927 [PHOTO]
Category:	Landscape
Location:	behind altar [PHOTO]

Item 1.1.33.3.b

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Decker Memorial Window
Theme:	Autumn [NYS1928]
	River of Life at Dusk [ORG]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[PHOTO, NYS1928, DEDUCED]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Thomas Willis Decker (13 Oct 1849 - 20 Oct 1911) [INSCRIPTION, NYS1928, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:
Date:	Dedicated 16 Dec 1928 [NYS1928]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	"And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water" / In Loving Memory of / Thompson Willis Decker / 1849 - 1911 [PHOTO]
Category:	Landscape
Location:	behind altar [PHOTO]

References

A2Z2004:	From Abyssinian to Zion, A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship, David W. Dunlap (2004, p. 14)
DEDUCED:	Deduced from other information
DUNC1980:	Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
FINDAGRAVE:	Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information
INSCRIPTION:	Inscription on item
NYH1895:	New York Herald (20 Jan 1895, fourth section, p. 4)
NYO1895:	The New York Observer (24 Jan 1895, p. 112)
NYS1928:	New York Sun (15 Dec 1928, p. 24)
NYTR1894:	New York Daily Tribune (20 Apr 1894, p. 12)
ORG:	Organization
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)