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Tiffany Census

Church of the Holy Trinity, Vicksburg, Mississippi

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: 25.4.1
Rating: 2 stars
Address: 900 South Street
Location: Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180, USA
Lat/Lng: 32.34758, -90.87991
Tiffany 1910: Page 77
Duncan 1980: Page 216
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Tiffany 1893: Not listed
Tiffany 1886: Not listed
Completeness: Medium
Building status: Extant
Building date: 1870-1894 [NRHP1977]
Architect: Edward C. Jones [NRHP1977]
Also of interest: Windows by Jacoby Studios and Emil Frei Studios [ORG]

Site Items

25.4.1.1: Conway Memorial Window: Archangel Raphael (Extant) item has a photo
25.4.1.2: Collier Memorial Window: Hope (Extant) item has a photo
25.4.1.3: Iglehart Memorial Window: Music (Extant) item has a photo
25.4.1.4: Smedes Memorial Window: I am the Way, the Truth and Life (Extant) item has a photo
25.4.1.5: Smith Memorial Window: Peace (Extant) item has a photo
25.4.1.6: Bedford Memorial Window: Angel and Field of Lilies (1904) (Extant) item has a photo

Item 25.4.1.1

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Conway Memorial Window: Archangel Raphael
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Conway Memorial Window
Theme: Archangel Raphael [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 77
Duncan 1980: Page 216
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature: TIFFANY STVDIOS / NEW YORK [PHOTO, DEDUCED]
Other documentation:
Designer: probably Frederick Wilson [TIFF1896, DEDUCED]
Designer comment: Tiffany 1896 credits Wilson as the designer of a similar composition [TIFF1896]
Memorial details: John Armistead Conway (16 Feb 1854 - 1 May 1900) [INSCRIPTION, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:
Date:
Lancets: 1 [PHOTO]
Inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY OF / JOHN ARMISTEAD CONWAY [PHOTO]
Category: Raphael

Item 25.4.1.2

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

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Collier Memorial Window
Theme: Hope [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 77
Duncan 1980: Page 216
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details: Mai-de Collier (27 Apr 1881 - 1 Nov 1893) and her mother Sarah (Sally) Newman Collier (21 Mar 1841 - 16 Apr 1920) [INSCRIPTION, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:
Date:
Lancets: 1 [PHOTO]
Inscription: SALLY NEWMAN COLLIER / MARCH 21, 1841 - APRIL 16, 1920 // MAI-DE COLLIER APRIL 27, 1881 NOV. 1, 1893 [PHOTO]
Category: Hope
Comment: The window inscription was evidently updated after Mrs. Collier died [DEDUCED]

Item 25.4.1.3

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

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Iglehart Memorial Window (Martin Memorial Window)
Theme: Music [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 77
Duncan 1980: Page 216
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details: Mollie (Molly) Bangs (Mrs. Osborn Spriggs) Iglehart (1844 - 1 May 1890) [INSCRIPTION, VEP1898A, VEP1898B, FINDAGRAVE, VEP1890]
Donor: her friends [INSCRIPTION]
Date: Money being raised June 1898 [VEP1898A, VEP1898B]
Lancets: 1 [PHOTO]
Inscription: TO THE MEMORY OF MOLLY BANGS IGLEHART / DEDICATED BY LOVING FRIENDS. / "SING PRAISES, TO GOD, SING PRAISES, SING / PRAISES, VNTO OVR KING, SING PRAISES. / O, MAGNIFY THE LORD WITH ME, AND LET / VS EXALT HIS NAME TOGETHER." PSALMS. [PHOTO]
Category: Music
Tiffany/Duncan comment: Tiffany 1910 calls this the Martin Memorial Window and likely Mrs. E. Martin organised the window with the Tiffany company [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, VEP1898A, VEP1898B, DEDUCED]

Item 25.4.1.4

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Smedes Memorial Window: I am the Way, the Truth and Life
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Smedes Memorial Window
Theme: I am the Way, the Truth and Life [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 77
Duncan 1980: Page 216
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature: Copyright 1896, Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company [ORG]
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details: William Crosby Smedes (24 Mar 1818 - 22 Feb 1863) and Anna Maria Marshall Smedes (15 Aug 1819 - 4 Jan 1897) [INSCRIPTION, FINDAGRAVE, WEB]
Donor:
Date: Design copyright 1896 [SIGNATURE]
Lancets: 1 [PHOTO]
Inscription: I am the way the truth and the life. // To the Memory of / our Father and Mother / William C. Smedes / and Anna M. Smedes. [PHOTO]
Category: Christ

Item 25.4.1.5

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

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Smith Memorial Window
Theme: Peace [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 77
Duncan 1980: Page 216
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details: Roberta Brooke Lum Smith (19 Dec 1841 - 26 Sep 1890) [INSCRIPTION, LEWIS1935]
Donor:
Date:
Lancets: 1 [PHOTO]
Inscription: IN MEMORY OF / ROBERTA BROOKE SMITH. [PHOTO]
Category: Peace

Item 25.4.1.6

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Bedford Memorial Window: Angel and Field of Lilies
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Bedford Memorial Window (Norton Memorial Window)
Theme: Angel and Field of Lilies [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 77
Duncan 1980: Page 216
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature: Tiffany Studio, New York [ORG]
Other documentation: [VEP1904, VH1904]
Designer: probably Frederick Wilson [TIFF1896, DEDUCED]
Designer comment: Tiffany 1896 credits Wilson as the designer of a similar composition [TIFF1896]
Memorial details: Emma Glass Bedford (17 Dec 1834 - 23 Jul 1903) [INSCRIPTION, WEB]
Donor: her children [INSCRIPTION, VEP1904, VH1904]
also her husband, Thomas C. Bedford [VEP1904]
Date: Installed ca. Oct 1904 [VEP1904, VH1904]
Lancets: 1 [PHOTO]
Inscription: Ovr Mother / Emma Bedford : Died July 23 1903 [PHOTO]
Category: Angel of Resurrection
Tiffany/Duncan comment: Tiffany 1910 calls this the Norton Memorial Window so likely Daisy Bedford Norton, a daughter of Mrs. Bedford, was the person who organised the window with the Tiffany company [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED]

References

DEDUCED: Deduced from other information
DUNC1980: Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
FINDAGRAVE: Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information
INSCRIPTION: Inscription on item
LEWIS1935: Lewis of Warner Hall: The History of a Family, Merrow Egerton Sorley (1935, p. 354-355)
NRHP1977: National Register of Historic Places, William C. Allen (1977)
ORG: Organization
PHOTO: Photo of item
SIGNATURE: Signature on item
TIFF1886: Announcement in American Architect and Building News, Tiffany Glass Company (6 Feb 1886)
TIFF1893: Chicago Exposition booklet, Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (1893)
TIFF1896: Memorial Windows, Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (1896)
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)
VEP1890: Vicksburg Evening Post (1 May 1890, p. 1)
VEP1898A: Vicksburg Evening Post (2 Jun 1898, p. 4)
VEP1898B: Vicksburg Evening Post (4 Jun 1898, p. 1)
VEP1904: Vicksburg Evening Post (26 Oct 1904, p. 1)
VH1904: Vicksburg Herald (20 Nov 1904, p. 5)
WEB: Some general webpage, e.g. for deducing biographical or genealogical information

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