| Site Id: |
21.43.1 |
| Rating: |
2 stars |
| Address: |
College Road |
| Location: |
Wellesley, Massachusetts 02481, USA |
| Lat/Lng: |
42.29145, -71.30458 |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 72 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 215 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany 1893: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany 1886: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany/Duncan comment: |
Tiffany 1910 also includes an entry for the Houghton Memorial Tablet [TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
|
Duncan 1980 includes an extra entry, Class of '90, '91, '92 Memorials, but the Class of 1892 Memorial is the Green Memorial Window (ITEM:21.43.1.5) and the Class of 1890 and 1891 windows are by La Farge [DEDUCED] |
| Completeness: |
High |
| Building status: |
Extant |
| Building date: |
1899 [BH1899A, BH1899B, BDA1899, OUT1899] |
| Architect: |
Heins and La Farge [BH1899A, OUT1899] |
| Also of interest: |
Two 1901 windows by La Farge [WELL1910, ORG] |
|
1913 window by Harry Eldredge Goodhue [WCN1913] |
|
Eight 1925, 1939 and 1958 windows by Reynolds, Francis, and Rohnstock [ORG] |
|
Two 2010 landscape windows designed by Yaroslav Slavin and Natalya Slavina and made by Serpentino Stained Glass [ORG] |
|
2012 Veritas window by Serpentino Stained Glass [ORG] |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Brooks Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
He Took Her By the Hand and the Maid Arose [TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 72 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 215 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
TIFFANY STVDIOS / NEW YORK [PHOTO] |
|
 |
| Other documentation: |
[WCN1909, NYEP1909, ATTR1909, BET1909, BP1909] |
| Designer: |
Frederick Wilson [NYEP1909, ATTR1909, BP1909] |
| Memorial details: |
Bishop Phillips Brooks (13 Dec 1835 - 23 Jan 1893), honorary member of the class of 1889 [INSCRIPTION, NYEP1909, ATTR1909, BET1909, BP1909, BH1910, FINDAGRAVE, ORG] |
| Donor: |
class of 1889 [INSCRIPTION, WCN1909, NYEP1909, ATTR1909, BP1909] |
| Date: |
Installed Dec 1909 [BET1909] |
|
Dedicated 9 Jan 1910 [BET1909, BH1910] |
| Lancets: |
1 [PHOTO] |
| Inscription: |
"IN HIM WAS LIFE; AND THE / LIFE WAS THE LIGHT OF MEN." / IN MEMORY OF / PHILLIP BROOKS / WITNESS OF THAT LIGHT. / FROM THE CLASS OF 1889. [PHOTO] |
| Category: |
Jairus |
| Comment: |
There is an 1895 mosaic tablet in memory of Brooks in Church of the Incarnation, New York City (SITE:1.1.3) [DEDUCED] |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Claflin Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
St. Elizabeth and St. John [TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 72 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 215 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
|
| Other documentation: |
[BET1899, BDA1899, CONG1899, WELL1910] |
| Designer: |
|
| Memorial details: |
Mary Bucklin Davenport Claflin (31 Jul 1825 - 13 Jun 1896) [INSCRIPTION, BET1909, BH1899A, BDA1899, CONG1899, WELL1910, FINDAGRAVE] |
| Donor: |
her husband, Governor William Claflin [BET1899, BH1899A, BDA1899, CONG1899] |
| Date: |
In place when building dedicated on 1 Jun 1899 [BH1899B, CONG1899] |
| Lancets: |
3 (window has 5 lancets but only central 3 are by Tiffany) [PHOTO, WEB, DEDUCED] |
| Inscription: |
Let her own / works praise / her in the gates // In Memory of / Mary Bucklin / Claflin // She opened / her mouth with / wisdom [PHOTO] |
| Category: |
St. Elizabeth; St. John |
| Cost: |
$1000 [WEB] |
| Tiffany/Duncan comment: |
Tiffany 1910 spells the name as Chaflin [TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Houghton Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
Praise [TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 72 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 215 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
|
| Other documentation: |
[BET1908, NYT1908, NYEP1908B, PB1908, NYO1908, WELL1910] |
| Designer: |
Frederick Wilson [BET1908, WCN1908] |
| Memorial details: |
Sarah Jane Topliff (Mrs. William Stevens) Houghton (4 May 1834 - 30 Dec 1886) [INSCRIPTION, BET1908, NYEP1895A, WCN1908, WELL1910, FINDAGRAVE, WEB] |
| Donor: |
her children, Clement Houghton and Elizabeth Houghton [BG1908, BJ1908, NYEP1895A] |
| Date: |
Exhibited Apr 1908 [NYT1908, NYEP1908B, PB1908, NYO1908] |
|
Unveiled Palm Sunday, 12 Apr 1908 [BG1908, BJ1908] |
| Lancets: |
5 [PHOTO, BET1908] |
| Inscription: |
In Memory of / Sarah Jane Houghton // Gloria // in excelsis // Deo // Trustee 1880-1886 [PHOTO, WCN1908] |
| Category: |
Praise |
| Restoration: |
Restored 2007-2008 by Serpentino Stained Glass [BG2007] |
| Comment: |
There is also a window in her memory in Church of the Covenant, Boston, MA (SITE:21.4.9) [DEDUCED] |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Green Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
Raphael [TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 72 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 215 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
|
| Other documentation: |
[NYEP1903, WCN1903, BH1903, WELL1910] |
| Designer: |
Frederick Wilson [NYEP1903, WCN1903, BH1903] |
| Memorial details: |
Cornelia Elizabeth Green (24 Feb 1872 - 16 Jun 1901), class of 1892 [INSCRIPTION, NYEP1903, WCN1903, BH1903, WELL1910, FINDAGRAVE] |
| Donor: |
class of 1892 [INSCRIPTION, NYEP1903, WCN1903, BH1903] |
| Date: |
Installed Dec 1903 [WCN1903, BH1903] |
| Lancets: |
1 [PHOTO] |
| Inscription: |
IN MEMORY OF / CORNELIA ELIZABETH GREEN / FROM HER CLASSMATES OF 1892 [PHOTO] |
| Category: |
Raphael |
| ATTR1909: |
Daily Attractions in New York (14-20 Jun 1909, Vol. XIII, No. 168, p. 9) |
| BDA1899: |
Boston Daily Advertiser (2 Jun 1899, p. 8) |
| BET1899: |
Boston Evening Transcript (28 Feb 1899, p. 7) |
| BET1908: |
Boston Evening Transcript (18 Apr 1908, Part 2, p. 3) |
| BET1909: |
Boston Evening Transcript (23 Dec 1909, p. 11) |
| BG1908: |
Boston Globe (13 Apr 1908, p. 8) |
| BG2007: |
Boston Globe (20 Dec 2007) |
| BH1899A: |
Boston Herald (26 May 1899, p. 9) |
| BH1899B: |
Boston Herald (2 Jun 1899, p. 12) |
| BH1903: |
Boston Herald (18 Dec 1903, p. 5) |
| BH1910: |
Boston Herald (10 Jan 1910, p. 14) |
| BJ1908: |
Boston Journal (13 Apr 1908, p. 7) |
| BP1909: |
Boston Post (12 Jun 1909, p. 4) |
| CONG1899: |
The Congregationalist (8 Jun 1899, p. 829) |
| DEDUCED: |
Deduced from other information |
| DUNC1980: |
Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980) |
| FINDAGRAVE: |
Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information |
| INSCRIPTION: |
Inscription on item |
| NYEP1895A: |
New York Evening Post (11 Apr 1908, Saturday Supplement, p. 6) |
| NYEP1903: |
New York Evening Post (31 Oct 1903, p. 8) |
| NYEP1908B: |
New York Evening Post (18 Apr 1908, p. 8) |
| NYEP1909: |
New York Evening Post (5 Jun 1909, p. 5) |
| NYO1908: |
The New York Observer (23 Apr 1908, p. 540) |
| NYT1908: |
New York Times (15 Apr 1908) |
| ORG: |
Organization |
| OUT1899: |
The Outlook (17 Jun 1899, p. 402) |
| PB1908: |
Presbyterian Banner (16 Apr 1908, p. 1494) |
| 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) |
| WCN1903: |
Wellesley College News (16 Dec 1903, p. 3) |
| WCN1908: |
Wellesley College News (quoting the Boston Evening Transcript) (5 May 1908, Vol. 7, No. 27, p. 7) |
| WCN1909: |
Wellesley College News (30 Jun 1909, p. 9) |
| WCN1913: |
Wellesley College News (20 Mar 1913, Vol. XXI, No. 23, p. 1) |
| WEB: |
Some general webpage, e.g. for deducing biographical or genealogical information |
| WELL1910: |
Wellesley College Annual Reports President and Treasurer 1909 (1910, p. 21) |
