Tiffany Census

Unity Church, Brooklyn, 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:	2.1.18
Rating:	Nothing
Other name(s):	Third Church
Address:	Gates Avenue, corner Irving Place
Location:	Brooklyn, New York City, New York 11238, USA
Lat/Lng:	40.68501, -73.96008
Tiffany 1910:	Page 15
Duncan 1980:	Page 203
Tiffany 1897:	Page 12
Tiffany 1893:	Not listed
Tiffany 1886:	Not listed
Completeness:	Medium
Building status:	Extant
Building date:	1886 [FUCB1987]
Architect:
Also of interest:

Site Items

2.1.18.1:	Foster Memorial Window: Lamp of Wisdom (1895) (Removed)
2.1.18.2:	Camp Memorial Window: ornamental (1898) (Removed)
2.1.18.3:	Memorial Window: ornamental (Unknown)
2.1.18.4:	Kirkman Memorial Tablet: white marble with mosaic border (1914) (Unknown)

Item 2.1.18.1

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

Status:	Removed [EAGLE1926, FUCB1987]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Foster Memorial Window
Theme:	Lamp of Wisdom [EAGLE1895, FUCB1987]
Description:	ornamental [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 15
Duncan 1980:	Page 203
Tiffany 1897:	Page 12
Signature:
Other documentation:	[EAGLE1895, FUCB1987]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Dr. Robert Foster (d. 6 Mar 1894) [EAGLE1895, BRSU1895, BT1895]
Donor:	members of the congregation [FUCB1987]
Date:	Unveiled Easter Sunday, 14 Apr 1895 [EAGLE1895, BRSU1895, BT1895]
Inscription:	In loving memory of Robert Foster. // As many are led by the spirit of the Lord they are the children of God. [EAGLE1895]
	IN GRATEFUL MEMORY / ROBERT FOSTER / AS MANY AS ARE CALLED BY THE SPIRIT / OF GOD, THESE ARE SONS OF GOD [BRSU1895]
History:	Moved to First Unitarian Church (SITE:2.1.19) in 1926 [EAGLE1926, FUCB1987]
Same as item:	2.1.19.9

Item 2.1.18.2

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

Status:	Removed [EAGLE1926, FUCB1987]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Camp Memorial Window
Description:	ornamental [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
	symbolic landscape [EAGLE1898]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 15
Duncan 1980:	Page 203
Tiffany 1897:	Page 12
Signature:
Other documentation:	[EAGLE1898, FUCB1987]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Rev. Stephen Henry Camp (29 May 1837 - 30 Aug 1897) [EAGLE1898, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	members of the congregation [FUCB1987]
Date:	Installed 1898 [EAGLE1898]
Size:	220.3 cm high x 200.6 cm wide [CHR2013]
Lancets:	4 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	They that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever // 1869 // REV STEPHEN H CAMP // MINISTER OF VNITY CHVRCH // 1897 [EAGLE1898, PHOTO]
History:	Moved to First Unitarian Church (SITE:2.1.19), in 1926 [EAGLE1926, FUCB1987]
	Sold at Christie's, New York, sale 2714, 13 Jun 2013, lot 116, for $219750 to private collection [CHR2013, NYT2013]
Same as item:	2.1.19.10

Item 2.1.18.3

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

Status:	Unknown
Confidence:	Medium
Memorial name:	Memorial Window
Description:	ornamental [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 15
Duncan 1980:	Page 203
Tiffany 1897:	Page 12
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date:
Inscription:
Comment:	There is a third window, the Prosser window, moved to First Unitarian but it is not known if that is by Tiffany [FUCB1987, DEDUCED]

Item 2.1.18.4

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

Status:	Unknown
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Kirkman Memorial Tablet
Description:	white marble with mosaic border [BRSU1914, EAGLE1914, BC1914]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[BRSU1914, EAGLE1914, BC1914]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Alexander S. Kirkman (17 Feb 1844 - 9 Feb 1912) [BRSU1914, EAGLE1914, BC1914]
Donor:	funds raised by Memorial Committee [EAGLE1914]
Date:	Installed ca. Oct 1914 [BRSU1914, BC1914]
	Unveiled 1 Nov 1914 [EAGLE1914]
Size:	41" x 27" [EAGLE1914]
Inscription:	In loving memory of Alexander S. Kirkman, a reverent disciple of truth, an ardent lover of beauty and a loyal brother man in all relationships of life. February 17, 1844. February 9, 1912. [BRSU1914, EAGLE1914, BC1914]
Location:	Unity Hall [BRSU1914, EAGLE1914, BC1914]

References

BC1914:	Brooklyn Chat (31 Oct 1914, p. 6)
BRSU1895:	Brooklyn Standard Union (13 Apr 1895, p. 1)
BRSU1914:	Brooklyn Standard Union (25 Oct 1914, p. 3)
BT1895:	The Brooklyn Times (15 Apr 1895, p. 6)
CHR2013:	Christie's, New York, Rockefeller Plaza (13 Jun 2013, Sale 2714, Lot 116)
DEDUCED:	Deduced from other information
DUNC1980:	Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
EAGLE1895:	Brooklyn Daily Eagle (14 Apr 1895, p. 10)
EAGLE1898:	Brooklyn Daily Eagle (12 Sep 1898, p. 8)
EAGLE1914:	Brooklyn Daily Eagle (2 Nov 1914, Picture and Sermon Section, p. 5)
EAGLE1926:	Brooklyn Daily Eagle (8 Nov 1926, p. 9)
FINDAGRAVE:	Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information
FUCB1987:	The First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn, Olive Hoogenboom (1987, p. 89, 398 and 399)
NYT2013:	New York Times (19 Jul 2013)
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)