Tiffany Census

First Presbyterian Church in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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:	33.29.3
Rating:	2 stars
Address:	35 West Chelten Avenue
Location:	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19144, USA
Lat/Lng:	40.03544, -75.17569
Tiffany 1910:	Page 97 and 102
Duncan 1980:	Page 220 and 221
Tiffany 1897:	Page 61
Tiffany 1893:	Not listed
Tiffany 1886:	Not listed
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Tiffany 1910 lists the church twice, once under Germantown, and once under Philadelphia (Germantown), as it appears in Tiffany 1897 [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Completeness:	High
Building status:	Extant
Building date:	1888-1892 [ORG]
Architect:	James Hamilton Windrim [HIST1909]
Also of interest:	Windows by Willet [CENS1992]

Site Items

33.29.3.1:	Henry Memorial Window: Rebecca at the Well (Extant)
33.29.3.2:	Henry Memorial Window: Ascension (1908) (Extant)
33.29.3.3.a:	Henry Memorial Window: Light of World (1901) (Extant)
33.29.3.3.b:	Henry Memorial Window: Victory (1901) (Extant)
33.29.3.3.c:	Henry Memorial Window: Peace (1901) (Extant)
33.29.3.4:	Knox and Chichester Memorial Window: They Shall Receive a Crown of Glory (1904) (Extant)
33.29.3.5:	Henry Memorial Window: ornamental rose window (1902) (Extant)
33.29.3.6:	Dennisson Memorial Window: Angel of the Resurrection (1912) (Extant)
33.29.3.7:	Dennisson Memorial Window: Crossing the Bar (1929) (Extant)

Item 33.29.3.1

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Henry Memorial Window: Rebecca at the Well

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Henry Memorial Window
Theme:	Rebecca at the Well [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 102
Duncan 1980:	Page 221
Tiffany 1897:	Page 61
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:	Thomas Charlton Henry (20 Apr 1828 - 31 Aug 1890) and Mary Elizabeth Jackson Henry (13 Nov 1829 - 7 May 1885) [INSCRIPTION, CENS1992, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	their children [INSCRIPTION, CENS1992]
Date:
Size:	12' high x 4'5" wide [CENS1992]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO, CENS1992]
Inscription:	In Memory of / T. Charlton Henry / Born April 20 1828 - Died August 31 1890 / and / Mary E Henry / Born November 13 1829 - Died May 7 1885 / Given by their Children [PHOTO, CENS1992]
Category:	Rebecca
Census Id:	R7

Item 33.29.3.2

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Henry Memorial Window
Theme:	Ascension [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 97
Duncan 1980:	Page 220
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:	none seen [CENS1992]
Other documentation:	[PB1908, NYEP1908, WEST1908, NYO1908A, NYO1908B]
Designer:	Frederick Wilson [CENS1992]
Memorial details:	Charles Wolcott Henry (13 Apr 1852 - 23 Nov 1903) [INSCRIPTION, WEST1908, NYO1908B, CENS1992, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	John T. Henry, Bayard Henry, Mrs. Lewis W. Wister, and Rev. Alexander Henry [CENS1992]
Date:	Donated 1907 [CENS1992]
	Exhibited ca. Apr 1908 [PB1908, NYEP1908, NYO1908A]
	Unveiled Easter Sunday, 19 Apr 1908 [WEST1908]
Size:	15' high x 10'6" wide [CENS1992]
Lancets:	3 [PHOTO, CENS1992]
Inscription:	1852 - IN MEMORIAM CHARLES WOLCOTT HENRY - 1903 [PHOTO, CENS1992]
Category:	Ascension
Restoration:	Restored 2005-2006 by Mezalick Design Studio [MEZ2012]
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Tiffany 1910 calls this the "Bayard Henry Memorial Window" because he was one of the donors and likely the person who organised the window with the Tiffany company [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED]
Census Id:	L101

Item 33.29.3.3.a

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Henry Memorial Window
Theme:	Light of World [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
	Christ Knocking [CENS1992]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 97
Duncan 1980:	Page 220
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:	none seen [CENS1992]
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:	John Snowden Henry (9 Sep 1795 - 10 Dec 1835) [INSCRIPTION, CENS1992]
Donor:	John T. Henry [CENS1992]
Date:	Installed ca. Jul 1901 [PT1901]
Size:	each pane 9'7" high x 2'9" wide [CENS1992, DEDUCED]
Lancets:	3 [PHOTO, CENS1992]
Inscription:	IN MEMORY OF / JOHN SNOWDEN HENRY / BORN SEPTEMBER 9, 1795 - DIED DECEMBER 10, 1835 [PHOTO, CENS1992]
Category:	Christ Knocking at the Door
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Tiffany 1910 calls this the "Bayard Henry Memorial Window" and possibly he was the person who organised the window with the Tiffany company, or possibly it was a mistake in the listing [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED]
Comment:	The 1992 Census dates the window to 1919 but it is listed in Tiffany 1910 [CENS1992, TIFF1910]
Census Id:	F100

Item 33.29.3.3.b

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Henry Memorial Window
Theme:	Victory [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 97
Duncan 1980:	Page 220
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:	none seen [CENS1992]
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:	Theodosia Bayard Henry (17 Oct 1830 - 4 May 1900) [INSCRIPTION, CENS1992]
Donor:	John T. Henry [CENS1992]
Date:	Installed ca. Jul 1901 [PT1901]
Size:	each pane 9'7" high x 2'9" wide [CENS1992, DEDUCED]
Lancets:	3 [PHOTO, CENS1992]
Inscription:	IN MEMORY OF / THEODOSIA BAYARD HENRY / BORN OCTOBER 17, 1830 - DIED MAY 4, 1900 [PHOTO, CENS1992]
Category:	Victory
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Tiffany 1910 calls this the "Bayard Henry Memorial Window" and possibly he was the person who organised the window with the Tiffany company, or possibly it was a mistake in the listing [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED]
Comment:	The 1992 Census dates the window to 1919 but it is listed in Tiffany 1910 [CENS1992, TIFF1910]
Census Id:	F100

Item 33.29.3.3.c

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Henry Memorial Window
Theme:	Peace [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 97
Duncan 1980:	Page 220
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:	none seen [CENS1992]
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:	Elizabeth Bayard Henry (4 Sep 1797 - 28 Mar 1881) [INSCRIPTION, CENS1992]
Donor:	John T. Henry [CENS1992]
Date:	Installed ca. Jul 1901 [PT1901]
Size:	each pane 9'7" high x 2'9" wide [CENS1992, DEDUCED]
Lancets:	3 [PHOTO, CENS1992]
Inscription:	IN MEMORY OF / ELIZABETH BAYARD HENRY / BORN SEPTEMBER 4, 1797 - DIED MARCH 28, 1881 [PHOTO, CENS1992]
Category:	Peace
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Tiffany 1910 calls this the "Bayard Henry Memorial Window" and possibly he was the person who organised the window with the Tiffany company, or possibly it was a mistake in the listing [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED]
Comment:	The 1992 Census dates the window to 1919 but it is listed in Tiffany 1910 [CENS1992, TIFF1910]
Census Id:	F100

Item 33.29.3.4

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Knox and Chichester Memorial Window: They Shall Receive a Crown of Glory

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Knox and Chichester Memorial Window (Henry Memorial Window)
Theme:	They Shall Receive a Crown of Glory [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
	Victory of Life [CENS1992]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 97
Duncan 1980:	Page 220
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:	none seen [CENS1992]
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:	Rev. James Hall Mason Knox (10 Jun 1824 - 21 Jan 1903) and Rev. William James Chichester (20 Oct 1849 - 23 Mar 1903) [INSCRIPTION, HIST1909, CENS1992, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	Charles Wolcott Henry [HIST1909]
Date:	Dedicated 15 May 1904 [HIST1909, CENS1992]
Size:	15' high x 10'6" wide [CENS1992]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO, CENS1992]
Inscription:	I HAVE FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT / I HAVE FINISHED MY COURSE / I HAVE KEPT THE FAITH // IN MEMORY OF REV JAMES H MANSON KNOX D D / SEPTEMBER 1853 TO JULY 1869 / AND REV WILLIAM J CHICHESTER D D + MARCH 1880 TO OCTOBER 1885 [PHOTO, CENS1992]
Category:	Righteous Shall Receive a Crown of Glory
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Tiffany 1910 calls this the "Charles W. Henry Memorial Window" because he was the donor [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED]
Comment:	Rev. Knox was the (second) father-in-law of Louis C. Tiffany [FINDAGRAVE]
	A watercolor design for the window was for sale for $15000 in 2019 [CHD2019]
Census Id:	R101

Item 33.29.3.5

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Henry Memorial Window
Description:	ornamental rose window [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 97
Duncan 1980:	Page 220
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:	Charles Wolcott Henry [ORG]
Date:	Donated 1902 [ORG]
Size:	about 13' in diameter [HIST1909]
	12' in diameter [MEZ2012]
Inscription:	none [PHOTO, ORG]
Category:	Ornamental; Round Window
Restoration:	Restored 2002 by Mezalick Design Studio [MEZ2012]
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Tiffany 1910 calls this the "Charles W. Henry Memorial Window" because he was the donor [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED]
Comment:	The window was hidden from view by an organ from 1919 until 2002 [ORG]
	This is presumably why it was not listed in the 1992 Census [CENS1992, DEDUCED]

Item 33.29.3.6

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Dennisson Memorial Window: Angel of the Resurrection

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Dennisson Memorial Window
Theme:	Angel of the Resurrection [CENS1992]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:	TIFFANY STUDIOS / NEW YORK [CENS1992]
Other documentation:
Designer:	probably Frederick Wilson [TIFF1896, DEDUCED]
Designer comment:	Tiffany 1896 credits Wilson as the designer of a similar composition for the angel [TIFF1896]
Memorial details:	Samuel Godshalk Dennisson (16 Jan 1833 - 19 Oct 1910) [INSCRIPTION, CONT1912, YEAR1913, CENS1992, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	his wife, Margaretta Bechtel Dennisson, their son, Walter Dennisson, and friends [CENS1992, HIST1912]
Date:	Unveiled 3 Nov 1912 [YEAR1913, CENS1992]
Size:	12' high x 4'4" wide [CENS1992]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO, CENS1992]
Inscription:	1833 // TO THE GLORY OF GOD IN MEMORY OF / SAMUEL G DENNISSON // 1910 [PHOTO, CENS1992]
Category:	Angel of Resurrection
Census Id:	L10

Item 33.29.3.7

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Dennisson Memorial Window: Crossing the Bar

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Dennisson Memorial Window
Theme:	Crossing the Bar [AMC1929]
	Seascape with Ghostly Ship [CENS1992]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:	Louis C. Tiffany N.Y. [CENS1992]
Other documentation:	[AMC1929]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Margaretta Bechtel Dennisson (15 Jul 1833 - 14 Jan 1920) [INSCRIPTION, AMC1929, CENS1992, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	board of trustees of the church [AMC1929]
Date:	Installed ca. Jul 1929 [AMC1929]
Size:	12'6" high x 4'6" wide [CENS1992]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO, AMC1929, CENS1992]
Inscription:	Sunset and evening star, / And one clear call for me. / And may there be no moaning of the bar / When I put out to sea. Tennyson // To the Glory of God / and In Loving Memory of / Margaretta Bechtel Dennisson / 1833 - 1920 [PHOTO, AMC1929, CENS1992]
Category:	Seascape
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Duncan 1980 has a photo of the window on p. 175 [DUNC1980]
Census Id:	L11

References

AMC1929:	Allentown Morning Call (21 Jul 1929, p. 6)
CENS1992:	Census of Stained Glass Windows in America, Joe Beyer (16 Apr 1992)
CHD2019:	California Historical Design website (25 Oct 2019)
CONT1912:	The Continent (14 Nov 1912, p. 1620)
DEDUCED:	Deduced from other information
DUNC1980:	Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
FINDAGRAVE:	Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information
HIST1909:	History of the First Presbyterian church in Germantown, Joseph Frederic Dripps (1909, p. 52-53, 66)
HIST1912:	Philadelphia, A History of the City and its People, a Record of 225 Years, Ellis Paxson Oberholtzer (1912, p. 611)
INSCRIPTION:	Inscription on item
MEZ2012:	Mezalick Design Studio website (1 Apr 2012)
NYEP1908:	New York Evening Post (18 Apr 1908, p. 8)
NYO1908A:	The New York Observer (23 Apr 1908, p. 540)
NYO1908B:	The New York Observer (16 Jul 1908, p. 72)
ORG:	Organization
PB1908:	The Presbyterian Banner (16 Apr 1908, p. 1494)
PHOTO:	Photo of item
PT1901:	The Philadelphia Times (13 Jul 1901, p. 5)
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)
WEST1908:	The Westminster (25 Apr 1908, p. 29)
YEAR1913:	Year Book of the Pennsylvania Society 1913, Barr Ferree (ed.) (1913, p. 197)