Tiffany Census

Grace Reformed Church, Brooklyn, New York City, 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:	3.37.1
Rating:	1 star
Address:	1800 Bedford Avenue
Location:	Brooklyn, New York City, New York 11225, USA
Lat/Lng:	40.66142, -73.95725
Tiffany 1910:	Page 23
Duncan 1980:	Page 204
Tiffany 1897:	Page 17
Tiffany 1893:	Not listed
Tiffany 1886:	Not listed
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Tiffany 1897 and Tiffany 1910 list the church under Flatbush, which is part of Brooklyn [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Completeness:	Medium
Building status:	Extant
Building date:
Architect:
Comment:	There are three ornamental windows which together with the three Tiffany windows form two triptychs, and these ornamental windows might also be by Tiffany [PHOTO, DEDUCED]
Also of interest:

Site Items

3.37.1.1:	Lefferts Memorial Window: Angel of Victory (Extant)
3.37.1.2:	Lefferts Memorial Window: Angel of Resurrection (Extant)
3.37.1.3:	Vanderbilt Memorial Window: Hope (1904) (Extant)

Item 3.37.1.1

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Lefferts Memorial Window: Angel of Victory

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Lefferts Memorial Window
Theme:	Angel of Victory [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 23
Duncan 1980:	Page 204
Tiffany 1897:	Page 17
Signature:	not signed [DT2014]
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:	John Lefferts (12 Aug 1826 - 18 Apr 1893) and Eliza J. Lefferts (18 Apr 1831 - 13 Nov 1867) [INSCRIPTION]
Donor:
Date:
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	IN MEMORIAM / JOHN LEFFERTS / BORN AVGVST 12 1826 DIED APRIL 18 1893 / AND HIS WIFE / ELIZA J LEFFERTS / BORN APRIL 18 1831 DIED NOVEMBER 13 1867 [PHOTO]
Category:	Angel of Victory

Item 3.37.1.2

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Lefferts Memorial Window: Angel of Resurrection

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Lefferts Memorial Window
Theme:	Angel of Resurrection [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 23
Duncan 1980:	Page 204
Tiffany 1897:	Page 17
Signature:	not signed [DT2014]
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:	Maria Lott Lefferts (20 Aug 1786 - 22 Sep 1865) [INSCRIPTION]
Donor:
Date:
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	IN MEMORIAM / MARIA LOTT LEFFERTS / BORN AVGVST 20 1786 - DIED SEPTEMBER 22 1865 [PHOTO]
Category:	Angel of Resurrection

Item 3.37.1.3

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Vanderbilt Memorial Window (Longmeyer Memorial Window)
Theme:	Hope [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 23
Duncan 1980:	Page 204
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:	not signed [DT2014]
Other documentation:	[EAGLE1904B, NYG1904]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Gertrude Lefferts Vanderbilt (16 Apr 1824 - 5 Jan 1902) [INSCRIPTION, EAGLE1904B, NYEP1904, NYS1904, NYG1904, NYT1904]
Donor:	her niece, Mrs. Gertrude Lefferts Longmire [EAGLE1904B]
	her nieces, Mrs. Gertrude Lefferts Longmire and Mrs. Lionel Carten, and nephews Mr. John Lefferts, Jr., James Lefferts and Robert Lefferts [EAGLE1904A]
Date:	Unveiled Easter Sunday, 3 Apr 1904 [EAGLE1904B, NYEP1904, NYS1904, NYT1904]
	Unveiled 27 Mar 1904 [EAGLE1904A]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	GERTRUDE LEFFERTS VANDERBILT / BORN APRIL 16TH 1824 - DIED JANUARY 5TH 1902 [PHOTO, EAGLE1904B, NYS1904]
Category:	Hope
Location:	center of the western transept [EAGLE1904B]
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Tiffany 1910 calls this the Longmeyer Memorial Window because Gertrude Longmire was the (lead) donor [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED]
Comment:	It looks like Tiffany also modified the two side windows at the same time [EAGLE1904B, NYS1904]

References

DEDUCED:	Deduced from other information
DT2014:	Donald Traser, personal communication (21 Aug 2014)
DUNC1980:	Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
EAGLE1904A:	Brooklyn Daily Eagle (28 Mar 1904, p. 6)
EAGLE1904B:	Brooklyn Daily Eagle (1 Apr 1904, p. 20)
INSCRIPTION:	Inscription on item
NYEP1904:	New York Evening Post (2 Apr 1904, p. 6)
NYG1904:	New York Globe and Commercial Advertiser (19 Mar 1904, p. 8)
NYS1904:	New York Sun (4 Apr 1904, p. 1)
NYT1904:	New York Times (4 Apr 1904, p. 5)
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)