| Status: |
Removed [SU1961, DUNC1980] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Miller Memorial Window (Rumrill Memorial Window) |
| Theme: |
The Good Shepherd [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 71 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 214 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 43 |
| Signature: |
|
| Other documentation: |
[SDR1888, SDR1889A, CHU1888, NYT1888, POP1889] |
| Designer: |
|
| Memorial details: |
Grace Rumrill Miller (20 Jul 1849 - 19 Aug 1887) and Charles Philip Miller (1 Oct 1845 - 19 Aug 1887) [SDR1888, NYDG1888, UNIT1888, KIRK1929] |
| Donor: |
brother / brother-in-law, James A. Rumrill [SDR1888, NYDG1888, CHU1888, UNIT1888, KIRK1929] |
| Date: |
Exhibited 6 Jun 1888 [NYT1888] |
|
Unveiled 10 Jun 1888 [SDR1888] |
| Size: |
8' high x 5' wide [SDR1888] |
| Inscription: |
HE SHALL FEED HIS FLOCK LIKE A SHEPHERD HE SHALL GATHER THE / LAMBS WITH HIS ARM AND CARRY THEM IN HIS BOSOM // Erected by James A. Rumrill / in memory of his sister / GRACE RUMRILL MILLER, born July 20, 1849, died August 19, 1887 / and her husband / CHARLES PHILIP MILLER, born Oct. 1 1845, died August 19, 1887 [SDR1888, KIRK1929] |
| Category: |
Christ the Good Shepherd |
| After design: |
Painting by Frederic Shields [PHOTO] |
| Tiffany/Duncan comment: |
Tiffany 1897 and Tiffany 1910 call this the Rumrill Memorial Window because Mr. Rumrill was the donor [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DEDUCED] |
|
Tiffany 1897 (p. 78) quotes an extract from a letter by Mr. Rumrill saying that the congregation were delighted with the window [TIFF1897] |
| Status: |
Removed [SU1961, DUNC1980] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Chapin Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
Honor Thy Father and Mother [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 71 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 214 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 43 |
| Signature: |
WILL H. LOW 1888 [KIRK1929, PHOTO] |
| Other documentation: |
[SDR1888, SSR1888, SDR1889C, NYTR1889, NYDG1889] |
| Designer: |
Will H. Low [SIGNATURE, SDR1888, SSR1888, SDR1889C, NYTR1889, NYDG1889, ARCH1889, KIRK1929] |
| Memorial details: |
Chester William Chapin (16 Dec 1798 - 10 Jun 1883) and Dorcas Chapin Chapin (11 Apr 1801 - 14 Nov 1886) [INSCRIPTION, SDR1889C, SDR1889D, NYTR1889, NYDG1889, FINDAGRAVE] |
| Donor: |
their son, Chester W. Chapin [INSCRIPTION, SDR1889D, NYTR1889, ARCH1889] |
| Date: |
Exhibited Mar 1889 [NYTR1889, NYDG1889] |
|
Installed 22 Mar 1889 [SDR1889C] |
|
Accepted 24 Mar 1889 [SDR1889D] |
| Lancets: |
1 [PHOTO] |
| Inscription: |
IN MEMORY OF CHESTER W CHAPIN / AND OF HIS WIFE DORCAS CHAPIN / THE GIFT OF THEIR SON CHESTER W CHAPIN MDCCCLXXXIII [KIRK1929, PHOTO] |
| Category: |
Family |
| Status: |
Removed [SU1961, DUNC1980] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Smith Memorial Window (Wesson Memorial Window) |
| Theme: |
Faith, Hope and Charity [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 71 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 214 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 43 |
| Signature: |
Tiffany, N.Y. [KIRK1929] |
| Other documentation: |
[SDR1888, SDR1889A, AA1889, POP1889] |
| Designer: |
Edward Peck Sperry [POP1889] |
| Memorial details: |
Henry Smith (20 Nov 1803 - 4 Oct 1872) [SDR1889A, AA1889, UNIT1888, KIRK1929] |
|
and also Mehetable Adams Smith (5 Oct 1809 - 14 Apr 1880) [SDR1889A, UNIT1888, KIRK1929, FINDAGRAVE, WEB] |
| Donor: |
her sister, Hannah (Johanna) Byers Adams (Mrs. Francis Becker) Burt and Hannah's daughter, Madeline Burt (Mrs. Walter Herbert) Wesson [SDR1888, SDR1889A, UNIT1888, FINDAGRAVE] |
| Date: |
Installed 13 Feb 1889 [SDR1889A] |
| Lancets: |
1 [PHOTO] |
| Inscription: |
In memory of / HENRY SMITH / Born November 20, 1803 Died October 4, 1872 // MEHETABLE SMITH / Born October 5, 1809 Died April 4, 1880 [KIRK1929] |
| Category: |
Faith; Hope; Charity |
| Tiffany/Duncan comment: |
Tiffany 1910 calls this the Wesson Memorial Window, so likely Mrs. Wesson was the person who organised the window with the Tiffany company [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED] |
| Comment: |
Mehetable Smith's gravestone says she died 14 Apr 1880 [FINDAGRAVE] |
| Status: |
Removed [SU1961, DUNC1980, CHR2021] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Edwards Memorial Window (Warner Memorial Window) |
| Theme: |
Floral Design [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
|
Witness to the Divine [KIRK1929] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 71 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 214 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 43 |
| Signature: |
|
| Other documentation: |
[SDR1890C] |
| Designer: |
|
| Memorial details: |
Elisha Edwards (28 Jan 1795 - 7 Feb 1840) and Eunice Lombard Edwards (13 Oct 1797 - 15 Dec 1875) [SDR1889B, SDR1890D, KIRK1929] |
| Donor: |
their children, Mrs. Charlotte E. Warner, Mrs. William L. Smith, Mrs. O.A. Childs, William Edwards, Mrs. Charles R. Hurd, Mrs. Sophia Orne Johnson and Gen. Oliver Edwards [SDR1889B, KIRK1929] |
| Date: |
Installed Oct 1890 [SDR1890C] |
|
Accepted 12 Oct 1890 [SDR1890D] |
| Lancets: |
1 [PHOTO] |
| Inscription: |
In memory of / ELISHA EDWARDS and EUNICE LOMBARD EDWARDS / by their children [KIRK1929] |
| Category: |
Floral; Landscape |
| History: |
Window acquired by private buyer from Lillian Nassau, New York, in Aug 1978 [CHR2021] |
|
Sold at Christie's 10 Dec 2021, Live auction 21008, lot 214, for $187500 [CHR2021] |
| Tiffany/Duncan comment: |
Tiffany 1910 calls this the Warner Memorial Window, so likely Mrs. Warner was the person who organised the window with the Tiffany company [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED] |
| Status: |
Removed [SU1961, DUNC1980, ORG_NEW] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Bowles Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
Angel of Light [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 71 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 214 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 43 |
| Signature: |
|
| Other documentation: |
[SDR1894, HC1894, NYT1894] |
| Designer: |
Edward Emerson Simmons [SDR1894, HC1894, NYT1894, NYT1895, NYH1895, ARCH1895, KIRK1929] |
| Memorial details: |
Samuel Bowles (9 Feb 1826 - 16 Jan 1878) and Mary Dwight Bowles (14 Aug 1827 - 23 Dec 1893) [SDR1894, HC1894, NYT1894, KIRK1929] |
| Donor: |
their children [SDR1894, HC1894, NYT1894] |
| Date: |
Installed 10 Nov 1894 [SDR1894, HC1894] |
| Lancets: |
1 [PHOTO] |
| Inscription: |
SAMUEL BOWLES / February 9, 1826 January 16, 1878 / MARY DWIGHT BOWLES / August 14, 1827 December 23, 1893 [KIRK1929] |
| Category: |
Angel of Light |
| History: |
Moved to George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum, Springfield, MA (SITE:21.36.6) when church was vacated [SSR1961A, SSR1961B, ORG_NEW] |
|
Moved to Michele and Donald D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, MA (SITE:21.36.10) in Oct 2016 [ORG_NEW] |
| Comment: |
Springfield Newspaper employees purchased the window from the church in 1961 and donated the window to the George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum, Springfield, MA (SITE:21.36.6) [SSR1961A, SSR1961B] |
| Same as item: |
21.36.6.2, 21.36.10.1 |
| Status: |
Removed [SU1961, DUNC1980] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Gilbert Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
He is Risen [KIRK1929] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Not listed |
| Duncan 1980: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
|
| Other documentation: |
[SDR1914A, SDR1914B, SDR1914C, SDR1914D, SDR1914E, SU1914A, SU1914B, SDN1914A, SDN1914B, SWR1914] |
| Designer: |
|
| Memorial details: |
George Stebbins Gilbert (1842 - 16 Apr 1893) and Ella Parkhurst Gilbert (28 Nov 1848 - 22 Sep 1899) [INSCRIPTION, SDR1914D, SDR1914E, SU1914B, SDN1914B, SDN1914C, SWR1914, REGIS1929, KIRK1929, FINDAGRAVE] |
| Donor: |
their sons, William E. Gilbert, Charles C. Gilbert and Harry S. Gilbert [INSCRIPTION, SDR1914D, SDR1914E, SU1914B, SDN1914B, SDN1914C, SWR1914, REGIS1929, KIRK1929] |
| Date: |
Installed Apr 1914 [SDR1914C, SDN1914A] |
|
Dedicated Easter Sunday, 12 Apr 1914 [SDR1914C, SDR1914D, SDR1914E, SU1914B, SDN1914A, SDN1914B, SDN1914C, SWR1914] |
|
Re-dedicated Easter Sunday, 31 Mar 1929 [KIRK1929] |
| Inscription: |
This Window erected / In Loving / Memory of // George Stebbins Gilbert / and his wife / Ella Parkhurst Gilbert / By their sons // William E. Gilbert / Charles C. Gilbert / Harry S. Gilbert [KIRK1929, PHOTO, SDR1914D, SDN1914B, SWR1914] |
| Category: |
Resurrection without Christ; Round Window |
| History: |
Originally located in St. Paul's Universalist Church, Springfield, MA (SITE:21.36.9) [SDR1928A, SDR1928B, REGIS1929, KIRK1929] |
|
Moved to Church of the Unity when the congregations merged in 1928 [SDR1928A, SDR1928B, REGIS1929, KIRK1929] |
| Comment: |
The window was converted from a rectangular shape with five lancets to a rose window when it was installed in Church of the Unity [SDR1914D, SDR1914E, SU1914B, SDN1914B, SWR1914, SDR1928A, SDR1928B, REGIS1929, KIRK1929] |
| Same as item: |
21.36.9.1 |
| AA1889: |
Albany Argus (15 Feb 1889, p. 2) |
| ARCH1889: |
Catalogue of the Fifth Annual Exhibition of the Architectural League of New York (1889, p. 59) |
| ARCH1895: |
Catalogue of the Tenth Annual Exhibition of the Architectural League of New York (1895, p. liv, 33) |
| CHR2021: |
Christie's, New York (10 Dec 2021, Live auction 21008, Lot 214) |
| CHU1888: |
The Churchman (28 Jul 1888, p. 122) |
| DEDUCED: |
Deduced from other information |
| DUNC1980: |
Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980) |
| FINDAGRAVE: |
Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information |
| FONT2026: |
Fontaine's, Fine & Decorative Art (7 Feb 2026, lot 50) |
| HC1894: |
Hartford Courant (13 Nov 1894, p. 6) |
| HHR1982: |
H. H. Richardson: Complete Architectural Works, Jeffrey Karl Ochsner (1982, p. 24) |
| INSCRIPTION: |
Inscription on item |
| KIRK1929: |
Church of the Unity, Guy Kirkham (1929) |
| NYDG1888: |
New York Daily Graphic (14 Jun 1888, p. 792) |
| NYDG1889: |
New York Daily Graphic (13 Mar 1889, p. 6) |
| NYH1895: |
New York Herald (14 Feb 1895, p. 6) |
| NYT1888: |
New York Times (7 Jun 1888) |
| NYT1894: |
New York Times (25 Nov 1894) |
| NYT1895: |
New York Times (17 Feb 1895) |
| NYTR1889: |
New York Daily Tribune (12 Mar 1889, p. 10) |
| ORG_NEW: |
Organization that is new owner |
| PHOTO: |
Photo of item |
| POP1889: |
Popular Science Monthly, Glass Making, C. Hanford Henderson (May 1889, Vol. 35) |
| REGIS1929: |
The Christian Register (11 Apr 1929, p. 315) |
| SDN1914A: |
The Springfield Daily News (8 Apr 1914, p. 11) |
| SDN1914B: |
The Springfield Daily News (11 Apr 1914, p. 5) |
| SDN1914C: |
The Springfield Daily News (13 Apr 1914, p. 4) |
| SDR1888: |
The Springfield Daily Republican (9 Jun 1888, p. 6) |
| SDR1889A: |
The Springfield Daily Republican (14 Feb 1889, p. 6) |
| SDR1889B: |
The Springfield Daily Republican (23 Feb 1889, p. 6) |
| SDR1889C: |
The Springfield Daily Republican (23 Mar 1889, p. 6) |
| SDR1889D: |
The Springfield Daily Republican (25 Mar 1889, p. 3) |
| SDR1889E: |
The Springfield Daily Republican (9 Aug 1889, p. 6) |
| SDR1889F: |
The Springfield Daily Republican (23 Sep 1889, p. 8) |
| SDR1890A: |
The Springfield Daily Republican (9 Aug 1890, p. 6) |
| SDR1890B: |
The Springfield Daily Republican (15 Sep 1890, p. 6) |
| SDR1890C: |
The Springfield Daily Republican (6 Oct 1890, p. 6) |
| SDR1890D: |
The Springfield Daily Republican (13 Oct 1890, p. 8) |
| SDR1891A: |
The Springfield Daily Republican (25 Mar 1891, p. 6) |
| SDR1891B: |
The Springfield Daily Republican (28 Mar 1891, p. 6) |
| SDR1893: |
The Springfield Daily Republican (3 Apr 1893, p. 5) |
| SDR1894: |
The Springfield Daily Republican (12 Nov 1894, p. 4) |
| SDR1902A: |
The Springfield Daily Republican (26 Aug 1902, p. 8) |
| SDR1902B: |
The Springfield Daily Republican (27 Oct 1902, p. 4) |
| SDR1906A: |
The Springfield Daily Republican (8 Apr 1906, p. 8) |
| SDR1906B: |
The Springfield Daily Republican (9 Jun 1906, p. 10) |
| SDR1906C: |
The Springfield Daily Republican (11 Jun 1906, p. 8) |
| SDR1914A: |
The Springfield Daily Republican (13 Jan 1914, p. 4) |
| SDR1914B: |
The Springfield Daily Republican (9 Mar 1914, p. 3) |
| SDR1914C: |
The Springfield Daily Republican (8 Apr 1914, p. 16) |
| SDR1914D: |
The Springfield Daily Republican (11 Apr 1914, p. 3) |
| SDR1914E: |
The Springfield Daily Republican (13 Apr 1914, p. 4) |
| SDR1927A: |
The Springfield Daily Republican (1 Dec 1927, p. 8) |
| SDR1927B: |
The Springfield Daily Republican (7 Dec 1927, p. 2) |
| SDR1928A: |
The Springfield Daily Republican (30 Aug 1928, p. 8) |
| SDR1928B: |
The Springfield Daily Republican (19 Oct 1928, p. 7) |
| SIGNATURE: |
Signature on item |
| SSR1888: |
The Springfield Sunday Republican (9 Sep 1888, p. 5) |
| SSR1961A: |
The Springfield Sunday Republican (28 May 1961, p. 1, 24) |
| SSR1961B: |
The Springfield Sunday Republican (18 Jun 1961, p. 21) |
| SU1914A: |
The Springfield Union (13 Jan 1914, p. 5) |
| SU1914B: |
The Springfield Union (13 Apr 1914, p. 4) |
| SU1961: |
The Springfield Union (3 Mar 1961, p. 30) |
| SWR1914: |
The Springfield Weekly Republican (16 Apr 1914, p. 14) |
| 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) |
| UNIT1888: |
The Unitarian (Aug 1888, p. 367) |
| WEB: |
Some general webpage, e.g. for deducing biographical or genealogical information |