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Tiffany Census

Church of the Atonement, Quogue, 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: 3.95.1
Rating: 2 stars
Address: Corner of Quogue Street and Assup's Neck Lane
Location: Quogue, New York 11959, USA
Lat/Lng: 40.81895, -72.61457
Tiffany 1910: Page 31
Duncan 1980: Page 206
Tiffany 1897: Page 21
Tiffany 1893: Not listed
Tiffany 1886: Not listed
Tiffany/Duncan comment: Tiffany 1910 also lists a "memorial tablet" [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1893 and Duncan 1980 list "Christ Church" in Quogue but no such church has been identified and likely instead it should have said Church of the Atonement [TIFF1893, DUNC1980, DEDUCED]
Completeness: High
Building status: Extant
Building date: 1883-1884 [MA2009]
Architect: McKim, Mead and White (specifically Sydney Vanuxem Stratton) [MA2009]
Also of interest: "Christ Blessing Little Children" window by Jack Cushen (2000), two small Lamb Studios windows (1901) and a hanging Tiffany Celtic cross (ca. 1891) [MA2009]

Site Items

3.95.1.1: Craig Memorial Window: Angel of Praise (1896) (Extant) item has a photo
3.95.1.2: Craig Memorial Window: Adoring Angels (1909) (Extant) item has a photo
3.95.1.3: Craig Memorial Window: Dove in Flight (1886) (Extant) item has a photo
3.95.1.4: Collin Memorial Window: Celtic cross (1892) (Extant) item has a photo
3.95.1.5: Van Wyck Memorial Window: landscape (1912) (Extant) item has a photo
3.95.1.6: Poor Memorial Window: Saint Cecilia (1914) (Extant) item has a photo
3.95.1.7: Smith Memorial Window: Angel (1931) (Extant) item has a photo

Item 3.95.1.1

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Craig Memorial Window:  Angel of Praise
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Craig Memorial Window
Theme: Angel of Praise [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 31
Duncan 1980: Page 206
Tiffany 1897: Page 21
Signature:
Other documentation: [EAGLE1909, BC1909, BRSU1909, LC1909]
Designer: Joseph Lauber [TIFF1896, MA2009]
Designer comment: Tiffany 1896 credits Lauber as the designer of a similar composition [TIFF1896]
Memorial details:
Donor: Ellen Craig [MA2009]
Date: Installed in 1896 [MA2009]
Lancets: 1 [PHOTO]
Inscription: none [PHOTO]
Category: Angel of Praise
Location: rear wall [PHOTO, BC1909]
Tiffany/Duncan comment: Tiffany 1910 just calls this a Memorial Window (without a name) [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]

Item 3.95.1.2

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Craig Memorial Window:  Adoring Angels Craig Memorial Window:  Adoring Angels
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Craig Memorial Window
Theme: Adoring Angels [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 31
Duncan 1980: Page 206
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Tiffany photo number: 10058 [EAGLE1909, BT1909]
Signature:
Other documentation: [EAGLE1909, BC1909, BT1909, BRSU1909, LC1909]
Designer:
Memorial details: past worshippers [INSCRIPTION, EAGLE1909, BT1909, BRSU1909]
Donor: Ellen Craig [MA2009]
Date: Installed ca. Aug 1909 [EAGLE1909, BC1909, BT1909, BRSU1909, LC1909]
Lancets: 2 [PHOTO, EAGLE1909, BC1909, BRSU1909, LC1909]
Inscription: IN / REMEMBRANCE / OF PAST / WORSHIPPERS // THE / SOULS OF THE / RIGHTEOUS / ARE IN THE HAND OF GOD [PHOTO, EAGLE1909, BC1909, BT1909, BRSU1909, LC1909]
Category: Adoring Angels
Location: rear wall [PHOTO, BC1909]
Tiffany/Duncan comment: Tiffany 1910 calls this the Craig Memorial Window because Ellen Craig was the donor [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED]

Item 3.95.1.3

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Craig Memorial Window:  Dove in Flight
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Craig Memorial Window
Theme: Dove in Flight [MA2009]
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation: [MA2009]
Designer: possibly David Maitland Armstrong [MA2009]
Memorial details: Benjamin D.K. Craig (d. 7 May 1879) and his wife Ann Wagstaff Craig (d. 21 Dec 1855) [INSCRIPTION]
Donor:
Date: ca. 1886 [MA2009]
Lancets: 1 [PHOTO]
Inscription: IN SACRED // MEMORY OF / BENJ D K CRAIG // AND ANN WAGSTAFF / HIS WIFE // DIED MAY 7 1879 // DIED DEC 21 1855 [PHOTO]
Category: Ornamental

Item 3.95.1.4

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Collin Memorial Window:  Celtic cross
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Collin Memorial Window
Description: Celtic cross [MA2009]
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature: handwritten and scratched onto glass: "TIFFANY S" [PHOTO]
signature
Other documentation: [MA2009]
Designer:
Memorial details: Dr. Roswell Park Collin (4 Jan 1852 - 21 Dec 1891) [SSS1892, MA2009, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:
Date: Installed ca. Jul 1892 [SSS1892]
Lancets: 1 [PHOTO]
Inscription: none [PHOTO]
Category: Ornamental
Cost: about $300 [SSS1892]

Item 3.95.1.5

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Van Wyck Memorial Window:  landscape
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Van Wyck Memorial Window
Description: landscape [EAGLE1912]
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature: TIFFANY STVDIOS NYC [PHOTO]
signature
Other documentation: [EAGLE1912, BRSU1912]
Designer:
Memorial details: Katharine Van Wyck (1892 - 4 Sep 1911) [INSCRIPTION, EAGLE1912, BRSU1912, NYT1911]
Donor:
Date: Dedicated 18 Aug 1912 [EAGLE1912, BRSU1912]
Lancets: 1 [PHOTO]
Inscription: 1892 KATHARINE VAN WYCK 1911 [PHOTO, EAGLE1912, BRSU1912]
Category: Landscape

Item 3.95.1.6

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Poor Memorial Window:  Saint Cecilia
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Poor Memorial Window
Theme: Saint Cecilia [MA2009]
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature: TIFFANY STVDIOS NY [PHOTO]
signature
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details: Mary Livingston Austin Poor (1880 - 11 Nov 1913) [INSCRIPTION, NYTR1913]
Donor:
Date: 1914 [MA2009]
Lancets: 1 [PHOTO]
Inscription: IN LOVING MEMORY OF / 1880 MARY LIVINGSTON AUSTIN POOR 1913 [PHOTO]
Category: St. Cecilia

Item 3.95.1.7

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

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Smith Memorial Window
Theme: Angel [MA2009]
Tiffany 1910: Not listed
Duncan 1980: Not listed
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation: [MA2009]
Designer:
Memorial details: Edith Beckwith Smith (1858-1929) [INSCRIPTION]
Donor:
Date: 1931 [MA2009]
Lancets: 1 [PHOTO]
Inscription: 1858 Edith Beckwith Smith 1929 [PHOTO]
Category: Angel

References

BC1909: The Brooklyn Citizen (5 Aug 1909, p. 7)
BRSU1909: Brooklyn Daily Standard Union (6 Aug 1909, p. 3)
BRSU1912: Brooklyn Daily Standard Union (17 Aug 1912, p. 3)
BT1909: The Brooklyn Times (5 Aug 1909, p. 5)
DEDUCED: Deduced from other information
DUNC1980: Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
EAGLE1909: Brooklyn Daily Eagle (7 Aug 1909, Long Island picture section, p. 1)
EAGLE1912: Brooklyn Daily Eagle (14 Aug 1912, p. 4)
FINDAGRAVE: Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information
INSCRIPTION: Inscription on item
LC1909: The Living Church (14 Aug 1909, p. 555)
MA2009: The Magazine Antiques, Cynthia A. Drayton (Dec 2009, p. 72-79)
NYT1911: New York Times (6 Sep 1911, p. 2)
NYTR1913: New York Tribune (12 Nov 1913, p. 9)
PHOTO: Photo of item
SSS1892: South Side Signal (23 Jul 1892, p. 2)
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)

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