| Site Id: |
33.49.1 |
| Rating: |
1 star |
| Other name(s): |
Memorial Church of St. Paul |
| Address: |
6361 Lancaster Avenue |
| Location: |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19151, USA |
| Lat/Lng: |
39.98728, -75.25119 |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 100 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 220 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany 1893: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany 1886: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany/Duncan comment: |
Tiffany 1910 lists the church under Overbrook, which is part of Philadelphia [TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Completeness: |
Medium |
| Building status: |
Extant |
| Building date: |
1899 [PT1899A, PT1899B, WEB] |
| Architect: |
Frederick M. Mann [OVER2014] |
| Comment: |
There might also be two small Tiffany ornamental windows [CENS1992] |
| Also of interest: |
Windows by D'Ascenzo Studios [CENS1992] |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Butler Memorial Window (Scott Memorial Window) |
| Theme: |
Angel of Peace and Angel of Resurrection [TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 100 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 220 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
(copyright) 1899 / TIFFANY GLASS & DECORATING CO / NEW YORK [CENS1992] |
| Other documentation: |
|
| Designer: |
probably at least Frederick Wilson [TIFF1896, DEDUCED] |
| Designer comment: |
Tiffany 1896 credits Wilson as the designer of similar composition to the right half of the window [TIFF1896] |
| Memorial details: |
Letitia Miner Thomas Butler (29 Mar 1830 - 7 Dec 1897) [INSCRIPTION, CENS1992, FINDAGRAVE] |
| Donor: |
|
| Date: |
Signature 1899 [SIGNATURE] |
| Size: |
10' high x 5'4" wide [CENS1992] |
| Lancets: |
2 [PHOTO, CENS1992] |
| Inscription: |
To the Glory of God / and in Loving Memory of // Letitia Miner Butler / 1830 - 1897 [PHOTO, CENS1992] |
| Category: |
Angel of Peace; Angel of Resurrection |
| Tiffany/Duncan comment: |
Tiffany 1910 calls this the Scott Memorial Window, so likely Mrs. Butler's daughter, Ellen Miner Butler Scott, was at least one of the donors and was the person who organised the window with the Tiffany company [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED] |
| Census Id: |
R4 |
| CENS1992: |
Census of Stained Glass Windows in America, D. & D. Amico and L. Wallace (25 Apr 1992) |
| DEDUCED: |
Deduced from other information |
| DUNC1980: |
Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980) |
| FINDAGRAVE: |
Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information |
| INSCRIPTION: |
Inscription on item |
| OVER2014: |
Overbrook Farms, Overbrook Farms Club (2014, p. 41) |
| PHOTO: |
Photo of item |
| PT1899A: |
The Philadelphia Times (18 Jun 1899, p. 5) |
| PT1899B: |
The Philadelphia Times (2 Oct 1899, p. 8) |
| 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 |
