| Site Id: |
3.15.1 |
| Rating: |
3 stars |
| Address: |
30 South State Road |
| Location: |
Briarcliff Manor, New York 10510, USA |
| Lat/Lng: |
41.14414, -73.82559 |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 20 and 37 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 204 and 207 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany 1893: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany 1886: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany/Duncan comment: |
Tiffany 1910 lists the church twice, once under Briarcliff Manor and once under Whitson(s) [TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
|
Tiffany 1910 calls all the windows Law Memorial because William Walter Law donated most of them and possibly organised all of them with the Tiffany company [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED] |
| Completeness: |
High |
| Building status: |
Extant |
| Building date: |
1896-1897 [GG1996, NYT1897] |
| Architect: |
A.J. Manning and R.H. Robertson [NYT1897, NYTR1899A] |
| Also of interest: |
|
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Sloane Memorial Window (Law Memorial Window) |
| Theme: |
Joseph Making Himself Known to His Brethren [TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
|
Joseph and His Brothers [GG1996] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 37 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 207 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
COPYRIGHT 1898 / TIFFANY GLASS & DECORATING CO [PHOTO, GG1996] |
|
 |
| Other documentation: |
[NYP1898, NYW1898, SERV1898, NYT1898, NYTR1898, NYTR1899A] |
| Designer: |
|
| Memorial details: |
William Sloane (1810-1879) and his wife Euphemia Sloane (1810-1886) [INSCRIPTION, NYP1898, NYT1898, NYTR1898, NYTR1899A, GG1996] |
| Donor: |
his business partner, Walter William Law [INSCRIPTION, SERV1898, NYT1898, NYTR1898, NYTR1899A, GG1996] |
| Date: |
Exhibited Nov 1898 [NYP1898] |
|
Dedicated Thanksgiving Day, 24 Nov 1898 [SERV1898, NYTR1898, GG1996] |
| Size: |
144" high x 96" wide [GG1996] |
| Lancets: |
3 [NYT1898, PHOTO] |
| Inscription: |
JOSEPH SAID VNTO HIS / BROTHERS I AM JOSEPH / DOTH MY FATHER YET LIVE / COME NEAR TO ME I PRAY YOV // GOD SENT ME BEFORE YOV TO PRESERVE / YOV A POSTERITY IN THE EARTH AND TO / SAVE YOVR LIVES BY A GREAT DELIVERANCE // HASTE YE AND GO VP TO MY FA / THER AND SAY VNTO HIM GOD / HATH MADE ME LORD OF ALL EGYPT // NOW THEREFORE BE NOT GRIEVED / NOR ANGRY WITH YOVRSELVES THAT / YE SOLD ME HITHER FOR GOD DID / SEND ME BEFORE YOV TO PRESERVE LIFE // ERECTED BY WALTER W LAW / IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF / 1810 WILLIAM SLOANE OF NEW YORK 1879 / AND OF 1810 EVPHEMIA HIS WIFE 1886 // COME DOWN VNTO ME TARRY NOT / AND THOV SHALT DWELL IN THE LAND / OF GOSHEN AND THOV SHALT BE NEAR / VNTO ME THOV AND THY CHILDREN / AND THY CHILDREN'S CHILDREN [GG1996, PHOTO] |
| Category: |
Joseph |
| Location: |
south window [GG1996] |
| Cost: |
$2500 [GG1996] |
| Tiffany/Duncan comment: |
Duncan 1980 lists this window twice, once under Briarcliff Manor and once under Whitson(s) [DUNC1980] |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Penman Memorial Window (Law Memorial Window) |
| Theme: |
Christ Blessing Children [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, GG1996] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 37 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 204 and 207 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
TIFFANY GLASS & DECORATING COMPANY / New York [PHOTO, GG1996] |
|
 |
| Other documentation: |
|
| Designer: |
probably Frederick Wilson [TIFF1896, GG1996] |
| Designer comment: |
Tiffany 1896 credits Wilson as the designer of a similar composition [TIFF1896] |
| Memorial details: |
Georgianna Law Penman (23 Apr 1895 - 11 Sep 1895) [NYTR1899B, YS1899, INSCRIPTION, GG1996] |
| Donor: |
her parents, Rev. John Simpson Penman and Georgie Ransom Law Penman [NYTR1899B, YS1899, WEB] |
|
her grandfather, Walter William Law [GG1996] |
| Date: |
Installed 1899 [NYTR1899B, YS1899] |
| Size: |
78" high x 45" wide [GG1996] |
| Lancets: |
2 [PHOTO] |
| Inscription: |
In Loving Memory of / Georgianna Law Penman / Born April 23 / Died September 11 1895 [GG1996, PHOTO] |
| Category: |
Christ Blessing Children |
| Tiffany/Duncan comment: |
Duncan 1980 misspells Penman as Denman [DUNC1980] |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Law Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
Moses in the Bulrushes [TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
|
Moses in the Flags [GG1996] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 37 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 207 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
Copyright 1899 Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company, New York [GG1996] |
| Other documentation: |
[CI1899] |
| Designer: |
|
| Memorial details: |
Arthur Ransom Law (11 Jan 1876 - 23 Jan 1877) [INSCRIPTION] |
| Donor: |
his father, Walter William Law [CI1899, GG1996] |
|
and also his mother, Georgianna Ransom Law [CI1899, WIKI] |
| Date: |
Copyright 1899 [SIGNATURE] |
|
Installed ca. Jul 1899 [CI1899] |
| Size: |
78" high x 45" wide [GG1996] |
| Lancets: |
2 [PHOTO] |
| Inscription: |
IN MEMORY OF / ARTHVR RANSOM LAW / BORN JANVARY 11 1876 / DIED JANVARY 23 1877 [PHOTO] |
| Category: |
Moses |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
War Memorial Window (Law Memorial Window) |
| Theme: |
St. George and the Dragon [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, GG1996] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 37 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 207 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
Copyright 1899 Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company, New York [GG1996] |
| Other documentation: |
[CI1899] |
| Designer: |
|
| Memorial details: |
The Soldiers and Sailors who died in the War with Spain 1898 [INSCRIPTION, CI1899, GG1996] |
| Donor: |
|
| Date: |
Copyright 1899 [SIGNATURE] |
|
Installed ca. Jul 1899 [CI1899] |
| Size: |
78" high x 45" wide [GG1996] |
| Lancets: |
2 [PHOTO] |
| Inscription: |
TO UNDO / THE HEAVY BURDENS / AND TO / LET THE OPPRESSED GO / FREE // IN MEMORY OF THE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS / WHO DIED IN THE WAR WITH SPAIN [PHOTO, GG1996] |
| Category: |
St. George; War Memorial |
| Tiffany/Duncan comment: |
Tiffany 1910 calls this the Law Memorial Window, so possibly Walter William Law was the person who organised the window with the Tiffany company [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED] |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Bröckelmann Memorial Window (Law Memorial Window) |
| Theme: |
Supper at Emmaus [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, GG1996] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 20 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 204 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
not signed [GG1996] |
| Other documentation: |
|
| Designer: |
|
| Memorial details: |
Fritz A. Bröckelmann (15 Aug 1857 - 14 Mar 1902) [INSCRIPTION, GG1996] |
| Donor: |
Walter William Law [GG1996] |
| Date: |
Dedicated 25 May 1902 [GG1996] |
| Size: |
78" high x 45" wide [GG1996] |
| Lancets: |
2 [PHOTO] |
| Inscription: |
"He was / known of them / in breaking of / bread." // In Remembrance of / Fritz A. Bröckelmann / Born August 15, 1857 / Died March 14, 1902 [PHOTO] |
| Category: |
Emmaus |
| Tiffany/Duncan comment: |
Tiffany 1910 calls this the Law Memorial Window because Mr. Law was the donor [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED] |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Law Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
Eternal City [NYT1906, NYEP1906, CONG1906] |
| Description: |
landscape [TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 20 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 204 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
signature scratched in lower right panel "Tiffany Studio, NY" [GG1996] |
| Other documentation: |
[NYT1906, NYTR1906, CONG1906, ADV1906, IS1906] |
| Designer: |
Agnes Northrop [GG1996] |
| Memorial details: |
John Law and Elizabeth Bird Law [INSCRIPTION, NYT1906, NYTR1906, NYEP1906, CONG1906, ADV1906, GG1996, WIKI] |
| Donor: |
their son, Walter William Law [INSCRIPTION, NYT1906, NYTR1906, NYEP1906, BRIAR1906, CONG1906, ADV1906, GG1996] |
| Date: |
Dedicated Easter Sunday, 15 Apr 1906 [BRIAR1906, GG1996] |
| Size: |
171" high x 120" wide [GG1996] |
| Lancets: |
4 [PHOTO] |
| Inscription: |
In Affectionate Memory // of his Mother and Father // By Walter W Law [PHOTO, GG1996] |
| Category: |
Landscape |
| Location: |
west transept [GG1996] |
| Cost: |
$1800 [GG1996] |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Nichols Memorial Window (Law Memorial Window) |
| Theme: |
Nathaniel Before Christ [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, GG1996] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 20 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 204 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
TIFFANY STVDIOS / NEW YORK [PHOTO, GG1996] |
|
 |
| Other documentation: |
[IS1906, NYT1906, NYTR1906, NYEP1906, BRIAR1906, CONG1906, ADV1906] |
| Designer: |
Frederick Wilson [IS1906, NYT1906, NYTR1906, NYEP1906, BRIAR1906, GG1996] |
| Memorial details: |
William De Nyse Nichols (d. 5 Apr 1905), former treasurer of the church and first president of the village of Briarcliff Manor [INSCRIPTION, CONG1906, ADV1906, GG1996] |
| Donor: |
Walter William Law [NYT1906] |
|
friends and neighbors [GG1996] |
| Date: |
Dedicated Easter Sunday, 15 Apr 1906 [BRIAR1906, GG1996] |
| Size: |
78" high x 45" wide [GG1996] |
| Lancets: |
2 [NYT1906, IS1906, PHOTO] |
| Inscription: |
Behold an / Israelite indeed in whom / is no guile // Rabbi thou art the Son of God / In memory of William De Nyse Nichols / First President of the Village of Briarcliff Manor died April 5 1905 [PHOTO, IS1906, GG1996] |
| Category: |
Nathaniel |
| Tiffany/Duncan comment: |
Tiffany 1910 calls this the Law Memorial Window because Mr. Law was one of the donors and was likely the person who organised the window with the Tiffany company [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED] |
| ADV1906: |
The Advance (7 Jun 1906, p. 735) |
| BRIAR1906: |
Briarcliff Outlook (May 1906, p. 387-388) |
| CI1899: |
Chappaqua Item (27 Jul 1899, p. 1) |
| CONG1906: |
The Congregationalist and Christian World (2 Jun 1906, p. 801) |
| DEDUCED: |
Deduced from other information |
| DUNC1980: |
Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980) |
| GG1996: |
Glory in Glass, Karen M. Sharman (ed.) (1996) |
| INSCRIPTION: |
Inscription on item |
| IS1906: |
The International Studio, Coloured Glass Windows - The Supremacy of the Modern School, W.H. Thomas (Aug 1906, Vol. XXIX, Number 114, p. XLVI) |
| NYEP1906: |
New York Evening Post (16 Apr 1906, p. 7) |
| NYP1898: |
New York Press (13 Nov 1898) |
| NYT1897: |
New York Times (4 Nov 1897) |
| NYT1898: |
New York Times (12 Nov 1898) |
| NYT1906: |
New York Times (15 Apr 1906, p. 22) |
| NYTR1898: |
New York Daily Tribune (26 Nov 1898, p. 6) |
| NYTR1899A: |
New York Daily Tribune (8 Jan 1899, Illustrated Supplement, p. 5) |
| NYTR1899B: |
New York Daily Tribune (25 Feb 1899, p. 16) |
| NYTR1906: |
New York Daily Tribune (15 Apr 1906, p. 7) |
| NYW1898: |
New York World (13 Nov 1898, p. 16) |
| PHOTO: |
Photo of item |
| SERV1898: |
A Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication (Dec 1898) |
| 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) |
| WEB: |
Some general webpage, e.g. for deducing biographical or genealogical information |
| WIKI: |
Wikipedia |
| YS1899: |
The Yonkers Statesman (25 Feb 1899, p. 3) |
