| Site Id: |
1.1.36 |
| Rating: |
1 star |
| Address: |
12 West 12th Street |
| Location: |
Manhattan, New York City, New York 10011, USA |
| Lat/Lng: |
40.73447, -73.99509 |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 8 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 201 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 9 |
| Tiffany 1893: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany 1886: |
Not listed |
| Completeness: |
High |
| Building status: |
Extant |
| Building date: |
1845-1846 [A2Z2004]; 1893 [A2Z2004] |
| Architect: |
Joseph C. Wells [A2Z2004]; McKim, Mead & White [A2Z2004] |
| Also of interest: |
1892 Sullivan Memorial Window, "Moses the Law Giver", by Maitland Armstrong [NYH1892A, NYH1892B, NYW1892] |
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1892 Greenleaf Memorial Window, "St. John the Evangelist", by Francis Lathrop [NYH1892A, NYH1892B, NYW1892] |
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1893 Bull Memorial Window, "Apostle Paul Preaching to the Athenians", by Maitland Armstrong [NYT1893A, NYT1893B, NYH1893A, NYH1893B, NYTR1893A, NYTR1893B] |
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1894 window, "The Puritan", by Maitland Armstrong [NYTR1894, NYW1894] |
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1904 Hersey Memorial Window, "David", by J. & R. Lamb [NYG1904] |
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1915 Hersey Memorial Window, "The Reformation", by J. & R. Lamb [ORG, NYTR1915, NYS1915, CONT1915] |
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1915 Lenox Memorial Window, "Peter Waldo", by Maitland Armstrong [MET1915A, NYEP1915A] |
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1915 Demarest Memorial Window, "The Huguenots", by Maitland Armstrong [MET1915B, NYH1915, NYEP1915B] |
| See also: |
David and Helen Maitland Armstrong Census |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Keese Memorial Window (McJimsey Memorial Window) |
| Theme: |
Isaiah [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980, ORG] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 8 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 201 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 9 |
| Signature: |
not signed [DT2013] |
| Other documentation: |
[NYH1892A, NYH1892B, NYS1892, NYW1892] |
| Designer: |
|
| Memorial details: |
Dr. John Keese (1755 - 30 Jun 1809) [INSCRIPTION, NYH1892A, NYH1892B, NYS1892, NYW1892, FINDAGRAVE] |
| Donor: |
his grandchildren Eugene McJimsey and Miss Bailey [NYH1892A, NYH1892B, NYS1892, NYW1892, ORG] |
| Date: |
Unveiled and dedicated 9 Oct 1892 [NYH1892A, NYW1892] |
| Size: |
20' high x 5'6" wide [NYW1892] |
| Lancets: |
3 [PHOTO] |
| Inscription: |
COMFORT / YE / COMFORT / YE MY / PEOPLE / SAITH / YOUR GOD // To the memory of / John Keese / 1755 1809 // Isaiah the Prophet // A ruling elder / Of this church / 1800 1809 [PHOTO, NYH1892A] |
| Category: |
Isaiah |
| Tiffany/Duncan comment: |
Tiffany 1910 calls this the McJimsey Memorial Window because Eugene McJimsey was one of the donors and was likely who organised the window with the Tiffany company [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED] |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Moir Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
St. Columba [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, ORG] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 8 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 201 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany photo number: |
11205 [NYO1911, MOIR1913] |
| Signature: |
not signed [DT2013] |
| Other documentation: |
[NYT1910, NYH1910, INT1910, NYO1910A, NYO1910B, NYO1911, MOIR1913] |
| Designer: |
|
| Memorial details: |
William Moir [INSCRIPTION, NYT1910, NYH1910, NYO1911, MOIR1913, DUFF1916, ORG] |
| Donor: |
his wife, Emily Hun Sexton Moir [INSCRIPTION, NYT1910, NYH1910, NYO1911, MOIR1913, DUFF1916, ORG] |
| Date: |
1910 [NYT1910, NYH1910, INT1910] |
| Lancets: |
3 [PHOTO, NYH1910, NYO1911, MOIR1913] |
| Inscription: |
ERECTED IN MEMORY OF / WILLIAM MOIR / BY HIS WIFE EMILY H. MOIR // TWENTY THREE YEARS / TREASVRER OF THE FIRST / PRESBYTERIAN CHVRCH [PHOTO] |
| Category: |
St. Columba |
| Location: |
north side of church, lower gallery [NYH1910, MOIR1913] |
| Status: |
Extant [ORG] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Moir Memorial Window |
| Description: |
medallion window containing the coat-of-arms or insignia of the town of Aberdeen, the Kingdom of Scotland and the Presbyterian Church [NYH1910, NYO1911, MOIR1913] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 8 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 201 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany photo number: |
11205 [NYO1911, MOIR1913] |
| Signature: |
not signed [DT2013] |
| Other documentation: |
[NYH1910, NYO1911, MOIR1913] |
| Designer: |
|
| Memorial details: |
William Moir [NYT1910, NYH1910, NYO1911, MOIR1913, DUFF1916, ORG] |
| Donor: |
his wife, Emily Hun Sexton Moir [NYT1910, NYH1910, NYO1911, MOIR1913, DUFF1916, ORG] |
| Date: |
1910 [NYH1910] |
| Lancets: |
3 [NYH1910, NYO1911, MOIR1913] |
| Inscription: |
|
| Category: |
Ornamental |
| Location: |
north side of church, uppper gallery [NYH1910, MOIR1913] |
| A2Z2004: |
From Abyssinian to Zion, A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship, David W. Dunlap (2004, p. 76) |
| BRSU1922: |
Brooklyn Daily Standard Union (22 Dec 1922, p. 8) |
| CONT1915: |
The Continent (11 Mar 1915, p. 313) |
| DEDUCED: |
Deduced from other information |
| DT2013: |
Donald Traser, personal communication (24 Aug 2013) |
| DUFF1916: |
A Bird's Eye View of Twelve Months' Work at the Old First Church, Rev. Dr. Howard Duffield (1916, p. 48) |
| DUNC1980: |
Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980) |
| FINDAGRAVE: |
Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information |
| INSCRIPTION: |
Inscription on item |
| INT1910: |
The Interior (Tiffany Studios advertisement) (29 Sep 1910, p. 1330) |
| MET1915A: |
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, Maitland Armstrong photograph of a design drawing (ca. 1915, Accession Number Ref.Armstrong.2012.2) |
| MET1915B: |
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, Maitland Armstrong pamphlet "Dedication of the Hugenot Window" and watercolor design (1915, Accession Numbers 2012.400.32 and 2012.400.1a, b) |
| MOIR1913: |
Moir Genealogy and Collateral Lines, Alexander L. Moir (1913, p. 312, 315) |
| NYEP1915A: |
New York Evening Post (17 Apr 1915, p. 9) |
| NYEP1915B: |
New York Evening Post (18 Dec 1915, p. 9) |
| NYG1904: |
New York Globe and Commercial Advertiser (31 Dec 1904) |
| NYH1892A: |
New York Herald (9 Oct 1892, p. 25) |
| NYH1892B: |
New York Herald (16 Oct 1892, p. 12) |
| NYH1893A: |
New York Herald (5 Jan 1893, p. 9) |
| NYH1893B: |
New York Herald (29 May 1893, p. 8) |
| NYH1910: |
New York Herald (31 Dec 1910, p. 16) |
| NYH1915: |
New York Herald (18 Dec 1915, p. 15) |
| NYO1910A: |
The New York Observer (Tiffany Studios advertisement) (7 Jul 1910, p. 4) |
| NYO1910B: |
The New York Observer (Tiffany Studios advertisement) (6 Oct 1910, p. 420) |
| NYO1911: |
The New York Observer (9 Feb 1911, p. 180) |
| NYS1892: |
New York Sun (8 Oct 1892, p. 5) |
| NYS1915: |
New York Sun (1 Mar 1915, p. 7) |
| NYT1893A: |
New York Times (5 Jan 1893) |
| NYT1893B: |
New York Times (29 May 1893, p. 8) |
| NYT1910: |
New York Times (4 Dec 1910) |
| NYTR1893A: |
New York Daily Tribune (5 Jan 1893, p. 4) |
| NYTR1893B: |
New York Daily Tribune (29 May 1893, p. 12) |
| NYTR1894: |
New York Daily Tribune (29 Jan 1894, p. 8) |
| NYTR1915: |
New York Tribune (27 Feb 1915, p. 11) |
| NYW1892: |
New York World (9 Oct 1892, p. 19) |
| NYW1894: |
New York World (29 Jan 1894, p. 3) |
| 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) |
