Tiffany Census

Columbia University, Hamilton Hall, 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:	1.1.63
Rating:	1 star
Address:	1130 Amsterdam Avenue
Location:	Manhattan, New York City, New York 10027, USA
Lat/Lng:	40.80685, -73.96171
Tiffany 1910:	Page 11
Duncan 1980:	Page 202
Tiffany 1897:	Page 9
Tiffany 1893:	Listed
Tiffany 1886:	Listed
Completeness:	High
Building status:	Extant
Building date:	1907 [ORG]
Architect:
Also of interest:

Site Items

1.1.63.1:	Class of 1885 Window: Socrates (1885) (Extant)
1.1.63.2:	Class of 1891 Window: Virgil (1891) (Extant)

Item 1.1.63.1

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Class of 1885 Window
Theme:	Socrates [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
	Sophocles [INSCRIPTION, NYH1885, ADVOC1885, CHU1885, CRIT1885, CCL1886]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 11
Duncan 1980:	Page 202
Tiffany 1897:	Page 9
Signature:
Other documentation:	[NYH1885, ADVOC1885, CHU1885, CRIT1885, CCL1886]
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:	Class of 1885 [INSCRIPTION, NYH1885, ADVOC1885, CHU1885, CRIT1885, CCL1886]
Date:	Unveiled class day, 5 Jun 1885 [NYH1885, CCL1886]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	CLASS SOPHOCLES 1885 [PHOTO]
Category:	Sophocles
History:	Originally in library [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, NYH1885, CCL1886]
	Installed in Hamilton Hall in 2003 after being in storage for many years [ORG]
Restoration:	Restored 2003 by Rambusch Decorating Company [ORG]
Comment:	A decorative border was added to the window in the early 1900s [ORG]

Item 1.1.63.2

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

Status:	Extant [ORG]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Class of 1891 Window
Theme:	Virgil [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980, INSCRIPTION]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 11
Duncan 1980:	Page 202
Tiffany 1897:	Page 9
Signature:
Other documentation:	[NYS1891, NYT1891, EAGLE1891, NYEP1891, YME1891]
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:	Class of 1891 [INSCRIPTION, NYS1891, NYT1891, EAGLE1891, NYEP1891, YME1891]
Date:	Ordered ca. Feb 1891 [NYEP1891, YME1891]
	Unveiled class day, 8 Jun 1891 [NYS1891, NYT1891, EAGLE1891, NYEP1891]
Inscription:	CLASS VERGIL 1891 [PHOTO]
Category:	Historic Figure
Cost:	$700 [NYEP1891, YME1891]
	nearly $1000 [NYS1891]
History:	Originally in library [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, NYEP1891]
	Installed in Hamilton Hall in 2003 after being in storage for many years [ORG]
Restoration:	Restored 2003 by Rambusch Decorating Company [ORG]

References

ADVOC1885:	The Christian Advocate (11 Jun 1885, p. 382)
CCL1886:	Columbia College Library, Second and Third Annual Reports of the Chief Librarian (1886, p. 9)
CHU1885:	The Churchman (26 Sep 1885, p. 363)
CRIT1885:	The Critic (13 Jun 1885, p. 288)
DUNC1980:	Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
EAGLE1891:	Brooklyn Daily Eagle (22 Feb 1891, p. 19)
INSCRIPTION:	Inscription on item
NYEP1891:	New York Evening Post (13 Feb 1891, p. 9)
NYH1885:	New York Herald (6 Jun 1885, p. 6)
NYS1891:	New York Sun (7 Jun 1891, p. 13)
NYT1891:	New York Times (15 Feb 1891, p. 14)
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)
YME1891:	Young Men's Era (26 Feb 1891, p. 139)