Tiffany Census

Trinity Church, Lenox, Massachusetts

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:	21.16.1
Rating:	1 star
Address:	88 Walker Street
Location:	Lenox, Massachusetts 01240, USA
Lat/Lng:	42.35465, -73.28167
Tiffany 1910:	Page 67
Duncan 1980:	Page 214
Tiffany 1897:	Page 42
Tiffany 1893:	Listed
Tiffany 1886:	Not listed
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Tiffany 1897 and Tiffany 1910 mention only the Arthur Memorial Window (ITEM:21.16.1.4) by name, and then also the catch-all "Ornamental Windows" [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Completeness:	High
Building status:	Extant
Building date:	1885-1888 (for the church) [HIST1895]; 1897-1898 (for the parish house) [PS1898]
Architect:	Colonel R.T. Auchmuty (for the church) [PS1888B, HIST1895]; Alexis Reid McIlvaine (for the parish house) [PS1898]
Also of interest:

Site Items

21.16.1.1:	Field Memorial Window: St. Cecilia (1888) (Extant)
21.16.1.2:	McIlvaine Memorial Window: ornamental window (1888) (Extant)
21.16.1.3:	ornamental rose window (1888) (Extant)
21.16.1.4:	Arthur Memorial Window: cross and four doves (1888) (Extant)
21.16.1.5:	windows (1888) (Removed)
21.16.1.6:	two small windows (Extant)
21.16.1.7:	Parsons Memorial Window: ornamental rose window (1898) (Extant)
21.16.1.8:	Parsons Memorial Window: ornamental triptych (1898) (Extant)
21.16.1.9:	Parsons Memorial Window: ornamental windows (1898) (Partly extant)

Item 21.16.1.1

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Field Memorial Window
Description:	St. Cecilia [PHOTO]
	ornamental window [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[PS1888A, PS1888B, BCE1888, BG1888, BH1888, BDA1888]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Caroline Cushing Wilde Field (5 Jun 1830 - 23 Mar 1887) [INSCRIPTION, PS1888A, PS1888B, BCE1888, BG1888, BH1888, BDA1888]
Donor:	her husband, Rev. Justin Field [PS1888A]
	John E. Parsons [PS1888B, BCE1888, BG1888, BH1888, BDA1888]
Date:	In place when church consecrated, Jun 1888 [PS1888B, BCE1888, BG1888, BH1888, BDA1888]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	IN MEMORY OF / CAROLINE CUSHING WILDE / WIFE OF THE REV JUSTIN FIELD / RECTOR OF THIS CHURCH / BORN JUNE 5 1830 DIED MARCH 23 1887 [PHOTO, DEDUCED]
Category:	St. Cecilia; Ornamental
Cost:	about $1000 [PS1888A]
	$1000 [BH1888, BDA1888]
After design:	ca. 1515 painting, the Ecstasy of St. Cecilia, by Raphael [PHOTO]

Item 21.16.1.2

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McIlvaine Memorial Window: ornamental window

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	McIlvaine Memorial Window
Description:	ornamental window [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[BCE1888, BG1888, BH1888, BDA1888]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Caroline Salles McIlvaine (12 April 1802 - 16 Jun 1882) [INSCRIPTION, BCE1888, BG1888, BH1888, BDA1888]
Donor:	her son-in-law, John E. Parsons [BCE1888, BG1888, BH1888, BDA1888]
Date:	In place when church consecrated, Jun 1888 [BCE1888, BG1888, BH1888, BDA1888]
Lancets:	3 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	CATHARINE SALLES MCILVAINE / BORN IN LEXINGTON KENTUCKY / APRIL 12TH 1802 / DIED AT FARIBAULT MINNESOTA / JUNE 16TH 1882 / FOR MANY YEARS A DEVOUT ATTENDANT / UPON THE SERVICES OF THIS CHURCH [PHOTO]
Category:	Ornamental

Item 21.16.1.3

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:
Description:	ornamental rose window [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980, ORG]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[PS1887, PS1888B, BCE1888, BG1888]
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:	children of the parish [PS1887, BERKS1887, PS1888B, BCE1888, BG1888, ORG]
Date:	In place when church consecrated, Jun 1888 [PS1888B, BCE1888, BG1888]
Size:	9' in diameter [PS1887]
Inscription:	none [PHOTO]
Category:	Ornamental; Round Window

Item 21.16.1.4

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Arthur Memorial Window: cross and four doves

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Arthur Memorial Window
Description:	cross and four doves [ORG]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 67
Duncan 1980:	Page 214
Tiffany 1897:	Page 42
Signature:
Other documentation:	[PS1887, BCE1888, BG1888, BH1888, BDA1888, NYT1888, NYTR1888, NYH1888, NYS1888, NYP1888, NYE1888, CHU1888, CRIT1888, FLIN1888]
Designer:
Memorial details:	President Chester Alan Arthur (5 Oct 1830 - 18 Nov 1886) [INSCRIPTION, PS1887, BCE1888, BG1888, BH1888, BDA1888, NYT1888, NYTR1888, NYH1888, NYS1888, NYP1888, NYE1888, CHU1888, CRIT1888, FLIN1888]
Donor:	Frelinghuysens [PS1887, BCE1888, BG1888, BH1888, BDA1888, NYP1888]
	his friends [NYT1888, NYH1888]
Date:	In place when church consecrated, Jun 1888 [BCE1888, BG1888, BH1888, BDA1888, NYT1888, NYTR1888, NYH1888, NYS1888, NYP1888]
Size:	9' high x 5' wide [NYT1888, NYH1888, NYS1888, NYE1888]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	IN LOVING MEMORY OF / CHESTER ALAN ARTHUR. / TWENTY FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. / BORN OCT 5TH 1830. DIED NOV 18TH 1886. / AND FINALLY AFTER THIS LIFE TO ATTAIN / EVERLASTING JOY AND FELICITY THROUGH / JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD. AMEN. [PHOTO, BH1888, BDA1888, NYT1888, NYTR1888, NYH1888, NYS1888, NYE1888, FLIN1888]
Category:	Ornamental
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Tiffany 1897 (p. 77) quotes the 1888 New York Herald article [NYH1888, TIFF1897]

Item 21.16.1.5

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

Status:	Removed [SLOAN2020]
Confidence:	Medium
Memorial name:
Description:	windows (probably geometric) [SLOAN2020]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[SLOAN2020]
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date:	In place when church consecrated, Jun 1888 [SLOAN2020]
Inscription:

Item 21.16.1.6

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

Status:	Extant [SLOAN2020]
Confidence:	Medium
Memorial name:
Description:	two small windows [SLOAN2020]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[SLOAN2020]
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date:
Inscription:
Location:	sacristy [SLOAN2020]

Item 21.16.1.7

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Parsons Memorial Window: ornamental rose window

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Parsons Memorial Window
Description:	ornamental rose window [PHOTO]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[PS1898, PCJ1898, SLOAN2020]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Mary Dumesnil McIlvaine Parsons (19 Apr 1834 - 18 Aug 1896) [PS1898, PCJ1898]
Donor:	her husband, John E. Parsons [PS1898, PCJ1898]
Date:	In place when parish house dedicated, Jun 1898 [PS1898, PCJ1898]
Inscription:
Category:	Ornamental
Location:	parish house [PS1898, PCJ1898, SLOAN2020]
Comment:	The entire parish house is in memory of Mrs. Parsons [PS1898, PCJ1898]

Item 21.16.1.8

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Parsons Memorial Window: ornamental triptych

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Parsons Memorial Window
Description:	ornamental triptych [PHOTO]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[PS1898, PCJ1898, SLOAN2020]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Mary Dumesnil McIlvaine Parsons (19 Apr 1834 - 18 Aug 1896) [PS1898, PCJ1898]
Donor:	her husband, John E. Parsons [PS1898, PCJ1898]
Date:	In place when parish house dedicated, Jun 1898 [PS1898, PCJ1898]
Lancets:	3 [PHOTO]
Inscription:
Category:	Ornamental
Location:	parish house [PS1898, PCJ1898, SLOAN2020]
Comment:	The entire parish house is in memory of Mrs. Parsons [PS1898, PCJ1898]

Item 21.16.1.9

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Parsons Memorial Window: ornamental windows

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

Status:	Partly extant [SLOAN2020]
Confidence:	Medium
Memorial name:	Parsons Memorial Window
Description:	ornamental windows [SLOAN2020]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[PS1898, PCJ1898, SLOAN2020]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Mary Dumesnil McIlvaine Parsons (19 Apr 1834 - 18 Aug 1896) [PS1898, PCJ1898]
Donor:	her husband, John E. Parsons [PS1898, PCJ1898]
Date:	In place when parish house dedicated, Jun 1898 [PS1898, PCJ1898]
Inscription:
Location:	parish house [PS1898, PCJ1898, SLOAN2020]
Comment:	The entire parish house is in memory of Mrs. Parsons [PS1898, PCJ1898]

References

BCE1888:	Berkshire County Eagle (14 Jun 1888, p. 1)
BDA1888:	Boston Daily Advertiser (19 Jun 1888, p. 5)
BERKS1887:	The Book of Berkshire, Describing and Illustrating its Hills and Homes (1887, p. 52-53)
BG1888:	Boston Globe (17 Jun 1888, p. 12)
BH1888:	Boston Herald (20 Jun 1888, p. 3)
CHU1888:	The Churchman (28 Jul 1888, p. 122)
CRIT1888:	The Critic (9 Jun 1888, p. 285)
DEDUCED:	Deduced from other information
DUNC1980:	Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
FLIN1888:	Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper (23 Jun 1888, p. 302)
HIST1895:	History of Trinity Church, Lenox, Massachusetts, 1763-1895 (1895, p. 34)
INSCRIPTION:	Inscription on item
NYE1888:	The New York Evangelist (14 Jun 1888, p. 8)
NYH1888:	New York Herald (6 Jun 1888, p. 4)
NYP1888:	New York Press (20 Jun 1888, p. 2)
NYS1888:	New York Sun (7 Jun 1888, p. 4)
NYT1888:	New York Times (6 Jun 1888, p. 8)
NYTR1888:	New York Daily Tribune (7 Jun 1888, p. 4)
ORG:	Organization
PCJ1898:	Port Chester Journal (16 Jun 1898)
PHOTO:	Photo of item
PS1887:	The Pittsfield Sun (22 Sep 1887, p. 5)
PS1888A:	The Pittsfield Sun (3 May 1888, p. 1)
PS1888B:	The Pittsfield Sun (14 Jun 1888, p. 1)
PS1898:	The Pittsfield Sun (9 Jun 1898, p. 8)
SLOAN2020:	Julie Sloan, personal communication (9 Jan 2020)
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)