Tiffany Census

St. Thomas 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:	1.1.9
Rating:	Nothing
Address:	1 West 53rd Street
Location:	Manhattan, New York City, New York 10019, USA
Lat/Lng:	40.76074, -73.976
Tiffany 1910:	Page 5
Duncan 1980:	Page 201
Tiffany 1897:	Page 5
Tiffany 1893:	Not listed
Tiffany 1886:	Not listed
Completeness:	High
Building status:	Destroyed
Building date:	1865-1870 [A2Z2004]
Architect:	Richard Upjohn and Richard Michell Upjohn [A2Z2004]
Comment:	Destroyed by fire 8 Aug 1905 [NYT1905, EAGLE1905]
Also of interest:

Site Items

1.1.9.1.a:	Woodward Memorial Window: Dorcas (1895) (Destroyed)
1.1.9.1.b:	Woodward Memorial Window: St. Martin (1895) (Destroyed)
1.1.9.2:	Schmelzel Memorial Window: Jesus and the Pilgrims (1896) (Destroyed)

Item 1.1.9.1.a

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

Status:	Destroyed [NYT1905, EAGLE1905]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Woodward Memorial Window
Theme:	Dorcas [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980, NYT1895]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 5
Duncan 1980:	Page 201
Tiffany 1897:	Page 5
Signature:
Other documentation:	[NYT1895, NYO1895, ARCH1896]
Designer:	Frederick Wilson [NYT1895, ARCH1896]
Memorial details:	William Woodward, Jr., and his mother Mary Edge Woodward [NYT1895, NYO1895]
Donor:	his wife / her daughter-in-law, Mrs. William Woodward, Jr. [NYT1895, NYO1895]
Date:	Installed ca. Nov 1895 [NYT1895, NYO1895]
Lancets:	1 [NYT1895]
Inscription:
Category:	Dorcas
Comment:	Building destroyed by fire 8 Aug 1905 [NYT1905, EAGLE1905]

Item 1.1.9.1.b

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

Status:	Destroyed [NYT1905, EAGLE1905]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Woodward Memorial Window
Theme:	St. Martin [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980, NYT1895]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 5
Duncan 1980:	Page 201
Tiffany 1897:	Page 5
Signature:
Other documentation:	[NYT1895, NYO1895, ARCH1896]
Designer:	Frederick Wilson [NYT1895, ARCH1896]
Memorial details:	William Woodward, Jr., and his mother Mary Edge Woodward [NYT1895, NYO1895]
Donor:	his wife / her daughter-in-law, Mrs. William Woodward, Jr. [NYT1895, NYO1895]
Date:	Installed ca. Nov 1895 [NYT1895, NYO1895]
Lancets:	1 [NYT1895]
Inscription:
Category:	St. Martin
Comment:	Building destroyed by fire 8 Aug 1905 [NYT1905, EAGLE1905]

Item 1.1.9.2

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

Status:	Destroyed [NYT1905, EAGLE1905]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Schmelzel Memorial Window
Theme:	Jesus and the Pilgrims [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 5
Duncan 1980:	Page 201
Tiffany 1897:	Page 5
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:	Frederick Wilson [TIFF1897]
Memorial details:	Catharine Louisa Ridabock (Mrs. George J.) Schmelzel (21 Jul 1821 - 15 Mar 1895) [TIFF1897, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:
Date:	1896 [TIFF1897]
Inscription:	Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God // In loving memory of Catharine Louise Schmelzel, 1896 [TIFF1897]
Category:	Pilgrim
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Tiffany 1897 (p. 85) quotes an extract from a New York Evening Sun article about the window [TIFF1897]
Comment:	Building destroyed by fire 8 Aug 1905 [NYT1905, EAGLE1905]

References

A2Z2004:	From Abyssinian to Zion, A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship, David W. Dunlap (2004, p. 246)
ARCH1896:	Catalogue of the Eleventh Annual Exhibition of the Architectural League of New York (1896, p. 31)
DUNC1980:	Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
EAGLE1905:	Brooklyn Daily Eagle (8 Aug 1895, p. 3)
FINDAGRAVE:	Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information
NYO1895:	The New York Observer (14 Nov 1895, p. 765)
NYT1895:	New York Times (5 Nov 1895, p. 9)
NYT1905:	New York Times (9 Aug 1905, p. 3)
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)