Tiffany Census

Church of the Ascension, West Park, New York

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:	3.32.1
Rating:	1 star
Address:	1585 Route 9W
Location:	West Park, New York 12493, USA
Lat/Lng:	41.8047, -73.95888
Tiffany 1910:	Page 22
Duncan 1980:	Page 204
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Tiffany 1893:	Not listed
Tiffany 1886:	Not listed
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Tiffany 1910 lists the site under Esopus, which contains West Park [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Completeness:	Medium
Building status:	Extant
Building date:	1842 [ORG]
Architect:	John Johnston [ORG]
Also of interest:

Site Items

3.32.1.1:	Bookman Memorial Window: Christ Blessing Children (Unknown)
3.32.1.2:	Brookman Memorial Window: Hope (1917) (Extant)
3.32.1.3:	Durkee Memorial Window: St Agnes (1917) (Extant)

Item 3.32.1.1

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

Status:	Unknown
Confidence:	Low
Memorial name:	Bookman Memorial Window
Theme:	Christ Blessing Children [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 22
Duncan 1980:	Page 204
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date:
Inscription:
Category:	Christ Blessing Children
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Possibly it should be Brookman (a prominent family at the time) rather than Bookman [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED]
Comment:	There is no such window currently in the church [ORG]

Item 3.32.1.2

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Brookman Memorial Window
Theme:	Hope [KDF1917B, ORG]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[CHU1916, CHU1917, LC1917, KDF1917A, KDF1917B]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Sarah Carleton Brookman (28 Aug 1836 - 19 Mar 1912) [INSCRIPTION, KDF1917B, PE1917, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	her niece, Annie Hunt Walker [CHU1916, CHU1917, KDF1917B, PE1917]
Date:	Installed Sep 1917 [KDF1917A, KDF1917B]
	Dedicated 23 Sep 1917 [KDF1917A, PE1917]
Lancets:	1 [KDF1917B]
Inscription:	"Rejoicing in Hope." / In Loving Memory of / Sarah Carleton Brookman / 1836 - 1912 [PHOTO, KDF1917B]
Category:	Hope
Cost:	$2500 (not clear if for each or for both together) [PE1917]
Employees:	The window and tablet were installed by Andrew Balg [KDF1917A]
Comment:	A Tiffany Studios bronze tablet in memory of Mr. Brookman was also installed and dedicated at the same time as the window [KDF1917A, KDF1917B, PE1917]

Item 3.32.1.3

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Durkee Memorial Window
Theme:	St Agnes [KDF1917B]
	Faith [ORG]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:	TIFFANY STVDIOS / NEW YORK 1916 [PHOTO]

Other documentation:	[CHU1916, CHU1917, LC1917, KDF1917A, KDF1917B]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Harriet Carleton Durkee (13 Jan 1839 - 28 Mar 1912) [INSCRIPTION, KDF1917B, PE1917, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	her niece, Annie Hunt Walker [CHU1916, CHU1917, KDF1917B, PE1917]
Date:	Signature 1916 [SIGNATURE]
	Installed Sep 1917 [KDF1917A, KDF1917B]
	Dedicated 23 Sep 1917 [KDF1917A, PE1917]
Lancets:	1 [KDF1917B]
Inscription:	"Faith is the substance of things hoped for." // In Loving Memory of / Harriet Carleton Durkee / 1839 - 1912 [PHOTO, KDF1917B]
Category:	St. Agnes
Cost:	$2500 (not clear if for each or for both together) [PE1917]
Employees:	The window and tablet were installed by Andrew Balg [KDF1917A]
Comment:	A Tiffany Studios bronze tablet in memory of Mr. Durkee was also installed and dedicated at the same time as the window [KDF1917A, KDF1917B, PE1917]

References

CHU1916:	The Churchman (28 Oct 1916, p. 584)
CHU1917:	The Churchman (11 Aug 1917, p. 181)
DEDUCED:	Deduced from other information
DUNC1980:	Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
FINDAGRAVE:	Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information
INSCRIPTION:	Inscription on item
KDF1917A:	Kingston Daily Freeman (19 Sep 1917, p. 2)
KDF1917B:	Kingston Daily Freeman (25 Sep 1917, p. 1)
LC1917:	The Living Church (23 Jul 1917, p. 390)
ORG:	Organization
PE1917:	Poughkeepsie Eagle (13 Oct 1917, p. 6)
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)
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)