Tiffany Census

Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 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:	1.1.99
Rating:	Nothing
Address:	1047 Amsterdam Avenue
Location:	Manhattan, New York City, New York 10025, USA
Lat/Lng:	40.80409, -73.9625
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Tiffany 1893:	Not listed
Tiffany 1886:	Not listed
Completeness:	High
Building status:	Extant
Building date:	1892-1907 [ORG]; 1911-1941 [ORG]
Architect:	George Heins & Christopher Grant LaFarge [ORG]; Ralph Adams Cram [ORG]
Comment:	Mrs. Celia W. Wallace donated altar, reredos, font, lecturn and five windows which were in the Chicago 1893 Exposition, but only two windows were installed, in the crypt [NYT1899, CATH1916, CATH1920]
Also of interest:

Site Items

1.1.99.1:	Angel in Field of Lilies (1893) (Removed)
1.1.99.2:	Entombment (1893) (Removed)
1.1.99.3:	Chapel mosaics, including reredos (1893) (Removed)

Item 1.1.99.1

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

Status:	Removed [ORG_NEW, TV2014B]
Confidence:	Medium
Memorial name:
Theme:	Angel in Field of Lilies [NYT1899]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Other Tiffany documentation:	Tiffany 1893 has a photo of the window [TIFF1893]
Signature:
Other documentation:	[AR1893, CDG1893, NYT1899]
Designer:	Miss Humphrys [CDG1893]
Memorial details:
Donor:	Mrs. Celia W. Wallace [NYT1899]
Date:	ca. 1893 [NYT1899]
Lancets:	3 [PHOTO]
Inscription:
Category:	Angel of Resurrection
History:	Originally shown in Chicago Exposition of 1893 [NYT1899]
	Installed in crypt in St. John the Divine 1898 [NYT1899]
	Crypt opened 8 Jan 1899 [CATH1916]
	Moved to Laurelton Hall, ca. Sep 1916 [NYH1916, CATH1920, ORG_NEW]
	After 1957 fire at Laurelton Hall acquired by Hugh and Jeanette McKean [ORG_NEW]
	Currently in Morse Museum, Winter Park, FL (SITE:11.7.1) [ORG_NEW]
Restoration:	Restored by Thomas Venturella [TV2014A]
Comment:	Angel figure was removed, and replaced with similar background to the two other panes, when window was moved to Laurelton Hall [TV2014B]
Same as item:	11.7.1.41

Item 1.1.99.2

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

Status:	Removed [ORG_NEW]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:
Theme:	Entombment [TIFF1896]
	Descent from the Cross [NYT1899]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Other Tiffany documentation:	Tiffany 1896 shows a design for the window [TIFF1896]
Signature:
Other documentation:	[NYT1899]
Designer:	Louis Comfort Tiffany [TIFF1896]
Memorial details:
Donor:	Mrs. Celia W. Wallace [NYT1899]
Date:	ca. 1893 [NYT1899]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:
Category:	Crucifixion
History:	Originally shown in Chicago Exposition of 1893 [NYT1899]
	Installed in crypt in St. John the Divine 1898 [NYT1899]
	Crypt opened 8 Jan 1899 [CATH1916]
	Moved to Laurelton Hall, ca. Sep 1916 [NYH1916, CATH1920, ORG_NEW]
	After 1957 fire at Laurelton Hall acquired by Hugh and Jeanette McKean [ORG_NEW]
	Currently in Morse Museum, Winter Park, FL (SITE:11.7.1) [ORG_NEW]
Same as item:	11.7.1.13

Item 1.1.99.3

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

Status:	Removed [ORG_NEW]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:
Description:	Chapel mosaics, including reredos [NYT1899]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Other Tiffany documentation:	Tiffany Mosaic 1896 has a photo of a detail of the reredos and of a lectern [TIFFM1896]
Signature:
Other documentation:	[NYT1899]
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:	Mrs. Celia W. Wallace [NYT1899]
Date:	ca. 1893 [NYT1899]
Inscription:
History:	Originally shown in Chicago Exposition of 1893 [NYT1899]
	Installed in crypt in St. John the Divine 1898 [NYT1899]
	Crypt opened 8 Jan 1899 [CATH1916]
	Moved to Laurelton Hall, ca. Sep 1916 [NYH1916, CATH1920, ORG_NEW]
	After 1957 fire at Laurelton Hall acquired by Hugh and Jeanette McKean [ORG_NEW]
	Currently in Morse Museum, Winter Park, FL (SITE:11.7.1) [ORG_NEW]
Same as item:	11.7.1.47

References

AR1893:	The Architectural Record (Apr-Jun 1893, Vol. 4, p. 477)
CATH1916:	Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine (1916, p. 22)
CATH1920:	A Guide to the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine in the City of New York, Edward Hagaman Hall (1920, p. 73)
CDG1893:	Chillicothe Daily Gazette (6 Dec 1893, p. 1)
DUNC1980:	Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
NYH1916:	New York Herald (8 Sep 1916, p. 1)
NYT1899:	New York Times (18 Jun 1899)
ORG:	Organization
ORG_NEW:	Organization that is new owner
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)
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)
TIFFM1896:	Glass Mosaic, Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (1896)
TV2014A:	Venturella Studio website (9 Mar 2014)
TV2014B:	Thomas Venturella, personal correspondence (11 Mar 2014)