Tiffany Census

Springfield Cemetery, Chester W. Chapin Chapel, Springfield, 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:	21.36.4
Rating:	1 star
Address:	171 Maple Street
Location:	Springfield, Massachusetts 01105, USA
Lat/Lng:	42.102, -72.57517
Tiffany 1910:	Page 71
Duncan 1980:	Page 214
Tiffany 1897:	Page 44
Tiffany 1893:	Listed
Tiffany 1886:	Not listed
Completeness:	Medium
Building status:	Extant
Building date:	1884-1886 [SSR1885, SDR1886, BDG1886]
Architect:	E.C. Gardner [SSR1885, SDR1886, BDG1886]
Also of interest:

Site Items

21.36.4.1:	Chapin Memorial Window (1886) (Extant)
21.36.4.2:	ten ornamental windows with wreath and palm leaf (Extant)

Item 21.36.4.1

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Chapin Memorial Window
Tiffany 1910:	Page 71
Duncan 1980:	Page 214
Tiffany 1897:	Page 44
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:	Will H. Low [PC1895, MN1896]
Memorial details:	Chester William Chapin (16 Dec 1798 - 10 Jun 1883) [SDR1886, BDG1886, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	his wife, Dorcas Chapin Chapin [SSR1885, SDR1886, BDG1886, FINDAGRAVE]
Date:	In place when building dedicated, 24 Oct 1886 [SDR1886, BDG1886]
Size:	8' high x 15' wide [PC1895, MN1896]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	IN MEMORIAM / BLESSED ARE THE PVRE IN HEART FOR THEY SHALL SEE GOD / MDCCCLXXXVI [PHOTO, SDR1886, BDG1886]
Category:	Angel
Restoration:	Restored 2011 by Stained Glass Resources [DG2026]
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Tiffany 1897 and Tiffany 1910 just call this a Memorial Window without a name [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]

Item 21.36.4.2

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ten ornamental windows with wreath and palm leaf

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	Medium
Memorial name:
Description:	ten ornamental windows with wreath and palm leaf [PHOTO, DG2026]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[PHOTO, DEDUCED]
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date:
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:
Category:	Ornamental
Restoration:	Five of the windows restored 2011 by Stained Glass Resources [DG2026]

References

BDG1886:	Boston Daily Globe (25 Oct 1886, p. 5)
DEDUCED:	Deduced from other information
DG2026:	David Giovaninni (Stained Glass Resources), personal communication (16 Oct 2026)
DUNC1980:	Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
FINDAGRAVE:	Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information
MN1896:	The Monumental News, Stained Glass in Monumental Work, Marguerite Tracy (Feb 1896, p. 118-119)
PC1895:	Park and Cemetery, Stained Glass in Monumental Work, Marguerite Tracy (Jan 1895, p. 186-187)
PHOTO:	Photo of item
SDR1886:	The Springfield Daily Republican (25 Oct 1886, p. 3)
SSR1885:	The Springfield Sunday Republican (25 Jan 1885, p. 4)
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)