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Tiffany Census

First Presbyterian Church, Flint, Michigan

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: 23.13.1
Rating: 1 star
Address: 746 South Saginaw Street
Location: Flint, Michigan 48502, USA
Lat/Lng: 43.01327, -83.68893
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Tiffany 1893: Not listed
Tiffany 1886: Not listed
Completeness: High
Building status: Extant
Building date: 1884-1885 [HIST1937]; remodeled 1927-1929 [HIST1937]
Architect: Lawrence B. Valk (1884-1885 building) [HIST1937]
Also of interest: 1940 Willson Memorial Window, "Transfiguration", by Westminster Memorial Studios [FJ1940]
Three ca. 1990 Willet/Hauser windows, designed by Ellen Miret, in chapel [MSGC2013]

Site Items

23.13.1.1: Willson Memorial Window: Resurrection (1929) (Extant) item has a photo
23.13.1.2: Northrop Memorial Window: Holy City and Angels of Praise (1930) (Extant) item has a photo
23.13.1.3: Hubbard Memorial Window: Baptismal Font and Chalice (1930) (Extant)

Item 23.13.1.1

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Willson Memorial Window:  Resurrection
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Willson Memorial Window
Theme: Resurrection [ORG]
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation: [FJ1929A, DET1929]
Designer:
Memorial details: Dr. James Caldwell Willson (28 Apr 1833 - 29 Aug 1912) and Rhoda Macomber Crapo Willson (29 Jul 1838 - 2 May 1907) [INSCRIPTION, FJ1929A, DET1929, HIST1937]
Donor: their son, George Crapo Willson [FJ1929A, DET1929, HIST1937, FINDAGRAVE]
and also their daughter-in-law, Frances Abigail Spencer Willson [FJ1929A, HIST1937, FINDAGRAVE]
Date: In place when building re-opened after major refurbishment, 17 Feb 1929 [FJ1929A]
Size: 24' high [MSGC2000]
Lancets: 5 [PHOTO, FJ1929A]
Inscription: "Until the day break and the / shadows flee away" // James C Willson M.D. // To the Glory of God / and in loving memory of // Rhoda Crapo Willson // Whosoever liveth and believeth in Me / shall never die [PHOTO, FJ1929A]
Category: Resurrection without Christ

Item 23.13.1.2

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Northrop Memorial Window:  Holy City and Angels of Praise
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Northrop Memorial Window
Theme: Holy City and Angels of Praise [FJ1930A]
Revelation [ORG]
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature: Louis C. Tiffany N.Y. [PHOTO]
signature
Other documentation: [FJ1929B, FJ1930A]
Designer:
Memorial details: Rev. Henry H. Northrop (13 Jun 1814 - 26 Feb 1905), pastor 1852-1868 [FJ1929B, FJ1930A, HIST1937, ORG, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor: his granddaughter, Florence Whiting (Mrs. Hubert K.) Dalton [FJ1929B, FJ1930A, HIST1937, FINDAGRAVE, WEB]
Date: Dedicated 22 Jun 1930 [FJ1930A]
Lancets: 5 [PHOTO]
Inscription:
Category: Holy City; Angel of Praise; Revelation

Item 23.13.1.3

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

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Hubbard Memorial Window
Theme: Baptismal Font and Chalice [ORG]
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature: signed [ORG]
Other documentation: [FJ1930B]
Designer:
Memorial details: Mary Jane Patton Hubbard (1 May 1824 - 14 Aug 1876) [INSCRIPTION, FJ1930B, HIST1937, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor: her son, William R. Hubbard [FJ1930B, HIST1937]
Date: Dedicated 9 Nov 1930 [FJ1930B]
Lancets: 2 [PHOTO]
Inscription: In Loving Memory of // Mary Patton Hubbard // 1824 // 1876 [PHOTO]
Category: Ornamental

References

DET1929: Detroit Times (15 Feb 1929, p. 10)
DUNC1980: Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
FINDAGRAVE: Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information
FJ1929A: Flint Journal (10 Feb 1929, p. 2)
FJ1929B: Flint Journal (2 Nov 1929, p. 2)
FJ1930A: Flint Journal (21 Jun 1930, p. 3)
FJ1930B: Flint Journal (8 Nov 1930, p. 3)
FJ1940: Flint Journal (13 Oct 1940, p. 11)
HIST1937: A Century of History, 1837-1937, First Presbyterian Church, Flint, Michigan, Leah Beach Garner (1937, p. 32-34, 52)
INSCRIPTION: Inscription on item
MSGC2000: Michigan Stained Glass Census (Apr 2000, MSGC 1998.0133)
MSGC2013: Michigan Stained Glass Census (Mar/Apr 2013, MSGC 1998.0133)
ORG: Organization
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)
WEB: Some general webpage, e.g. for deducing biographical or genealogical information

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