Tiffany Census

White House, Washington, District of Columbia

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:	10.3.20
Rating:	Unrated
Address:	1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Location:	Washington, District of Columbia 20500, USA
Lat/Lng:	38.89767, -77.0365
Tiffany 1910:	Page 50
Duncan 1980:	Page 210
Tiffany 1897:	Page 31
Tiffany 1893:	Listed
Tiffany 1886:	Listed
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Tiffany 1897 and Tiffany 1910 also list "decorations" [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Completeness:	High
Building status:	Extant
Building date:
Architect:
Also of interest:

Site Items

10.3.20.1:	ornamental windows (1883) (Likely removed)
10.3.20.2:	glass screen (1882) (Removed)
10.3.20.3:	fireplace with mosaic decoration and four sconces (1882) (Likely removed)

Item 10.3.20.1

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

Status:	Likely removed [ORG]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:
Description:	ornamental windows [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
	large circular window and large semi-circular transom [ES1883]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 50
Duncan 1980:	Page 210
Tiffany 1897:	Page 31
Signature:
Other documentation:	[ES1883]
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date:	Installed Apr 1883 [ES1883]
Inscription:
Category:	Ornamental
Comment:	Likely both were removed in 1902 [ORG]

Item 10.3.20.2

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

Status:	Removed [BH1902, WH1980]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:
Description:	glass screen [WAPO1882, WAPO1883, ES1882, ES1883]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[WAPO1882, WAPO1883, ES1882, ES1883]
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date:	Installed Dec 1882 [WAPO1882, WAPO1883, ES1882]
Inscription:
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Possibly the screen is included in what Tiffany 1910 calls "decorations" [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Comment:	The screen was removed in 1902 and seemingly was later destroyed [BH1902, WH1980]

Item 10.3.20.3

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

Status:	Likely removed [DEDUCED]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:
Description:	fireplace with mosaic decoration and four sconces [ES1882, TGM2017]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[WAPO1882, ES1882]
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date:	Installed by Dec 1882 [ES1882]
Inscription:

References

BH1902:	Boston Herald (27 Apr 1902, p. 29)
DEDUCED:	Deduced from other information
DUNC1980:	Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
ES1882:	The Evening Star (19 Dec 1882, p. 2)
ES1883:	The Evening Star (14 Apr 1883, p. 1)
ORG:	Organization
TGM2017:	Tiffany's Glass Mosaics, Kelly A. Conway and Lindsy R. Parrott (mosaic list compiled by Morgan T. Albahary) (2017, p. 222)
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)
WAPO1882:	Washington Post (20 Dec 1882, p. 1)
WAPO1883:	Washington Post (1 Jan 1883, p. 4)
WH1980:	The White House: an architectural history, William Ryan and Desmond Guinness (1980, p. 160)