| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Smith Memorial Window (Story Memorial Window) |
| Theme: |
Supper at Emmaus [TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 75 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 215 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
Tiffany Studios New York [DT2024] |
| Other documentation: |
[MRC1910, BCT1910] |
| Designer: |
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| Memorial details: |
Brigadier General Joseph Rowe Smith (8 Sep 1802 - 3 Sep 1868), Major Henry Smith (25 Sep 1798 - 24 Jul 1847) [INSCRIPTION, MRC1910, MSGC2013] |
|
and also Elvira Lorraine Foster Smith (27 Sep 1804 - 13 Nov 1878) [INSCRIPTION, MSGC2013] |
| Donor: |
Harriet Foster Story (daughter of Henry and Elvira) and General Joseph R. Smith (son of Joseph) [MRC1910, BCT1910, FINDAGRAVE] |
| Date: |
Unveiled 18 Sep 1910 [MRC1910, BCT1910] |
| Size: |
17' high x 9' wide [MSGC2013] |
| Lancets: |
3 [PHOTO, BCT1910] |
| Inscription: |
To the Glory / of God and to the / memory of Brigadier / General Joseph Rowe Smith U S A / Born at Stillwater, N Y September 8th 1802 / Died at Monroe Mich September 3rd 1868 / "I have kept the faith" // To the Glory / of God and to the / memory of / Major Henry Smith U S A / Born at Stillwater N Y September 25th 1798 / Died at Vera Cruz Mexico July 24th 1847 / "I have fought the good fight // To the Glory / of God and in / loving memory of / Elvira Lorraine Foster / Beloved wife of Major Henry Smith U S A / Born Sept 27th 1804 - Died Nov 13th 1878 / "Her children arise up and call her blessed" [PHOTO, MSGC2013] |
| Category: |
Emmaus |
| Tiffany/Duncan comment: |
Tiffany 1910 calls this the Story Memorial Window so likely Mrs. Story was the person who organised the window with the Tiffany company [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED] |
| BCT1910: |
The Bay City Tribune (16 Sep 1910, p. 5) |
| DEDUCED: |
Deduced from other information |
| DT2024: |
Donald Traser, personal communication (2 Jul 2024) |
| DUNC1980: |
Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980) |
| FINDAGRAVE: |
Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information |
| INSCRIPTION: |
Inscription on item |
| MRC1910: |
Monroe Record-Commercial (22 Sep 1910, p. 6, 8) |
| MSGC2013: |
Michigan Stained Glass Census website (6 Jul 2013) |
| 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) |
