Tiffany Census

Saint Columba's Chapel, Middletown, Rhode Island

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The meaning of the site and item attributes is explained in the glossary.

Site Id:	34.10.1
Rating:	1 star
Other name(s):	Berkeley Memorial Chapel
Address:	55 Vaucluse Avenue
Location:	Middletown, Rhode Island 02842, USA
Lat/Lng:	41.50706, -71.24202
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Tiffany 1893:	Listed
Tiffany 1886:	Listed
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Tiffany 1886 and Tiffany 1893 list the site as the Berkeley Memorial Chapel, Newport [TIFF1886, TIFF1893]
	Duncan 1980 lists the site the same way and does not include any items [DUNC1980]
	The windows were not listed in either Tiffany 1897 or Tiffany 1910 [TIFF1897, TIFF1910]
Completeness:	High
Building status:	Extant
Building date:	1884-1886 [DMA1999]
Architect:	Wilson Eyre, Jr. [CHU1887]
Comment:	The windows (excluding the Booth Memorial Window) were probably contracted with Maitland Armstrong but Tiffany made them [NYT1886, CHU1886, DMA1999, JONES2016]
Also of interest:	1885 Booth Memorial Window [NM1885]
See also:	David and Helen Maitland Armstrong Census

Site Items

34.10.1.1:	Berkeley Memorial Window: St. Michael (Extant)
34.10.1.2:	Carlile Memorial Window: ornamental with doves (Extant)
34.10.1.3:	Redmond Memorial Window: ornamental with doves and cross (1886) (Extant)
34.10.1.4:	Phinney Memorial Window: ornamental with lilies (1886) (Extant)
34.10.1.5:	Clark Memorial Window: ornamental (1886) (Extant)
34.10.1.6:	Whiting Memorial Window: ornamental with sun (1886) (Extant)
34.10.1.7:	King Memorial Window: ornamental (1886) (Extant)
34.10.1.8:	Lawrence Memorial Window: ornamental with ship (1886) (Extant)
34.10.1.9:	King Memorial Window: ornamental with cross (1886) (Extant)
34.10.1.10:	Phinney Memorial Window: ornamental with lighthouse (1886) (Extant)

Item 34.10.1.1

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Berkeley Memorial Window
Theme:	St. Michael [DMA1999]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[DMA1999]
Designer:	David Maitland Armstrong [CHU1887, NM1887, DMA1999]
Memorial details:	George Berkeley (12 Mar 1685 - 14 Jan 1753) [INSCRIPTION, NM1887, BG1887, CHU1887, WIKI]
Donor:	Mary Augusta Roy (Mrs. Edward) King and her family [NM1887, BG1887, CHU1887, FINDAGRAVE]
Date:	ca. 1886 [DMA1999]
Lancets:	3 [PHOTO, NM1887, BG1887, CHU1887]
Inscription:	BORN AT KILERIN IRELAND / MARCH 12 AD 1685 // IN MEMORY OF / GEORGE BERKELEY / LORD BISHOP OF / CLOYNE / RIGHT FAITHFUL TRUE / HE WAS / IN DEED AND WORD // DIED AT OXFORD ENGLAND / JANUARY 14 AD 1753 [PHOTO, NM1887, BG1887, DEDUCED]
Category:	St. Michael
Location:	chancel [PHOTO, NM1887, BG1887, CHU1887]

Item 34.10.1.2

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Carlile Memorial Window: ornamental with doves

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Carlile Memorial Window
Description:	ornamental with doves [PHOTO]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[CHU1886, LC1886, DEDUCED]
Designer:	David Maitland Armstrong [CHU1887, DMA1999]
Memorial details:	Susan Feyers Carlile (d. 24 Jan 1877, aged 72) [INSCRIPTION, CHU1886, LC1886, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:
Date:	ca. 1886 [CHU1886, LC1886, DMA1999]
Lancets:	3 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	DEATH IS REST AND PEACE / AND GIVETH LIFE // SVSAN CARLILE AD 1877 // THAT NEVER MORE / SHALL CEASE [PHOTO]
Category:	Ornamental

Item 34.10.1.3

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Redmond Memorial Window: ornamental with doves and cross

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Redmond Memorial Window
Description:	ornamental with doves and cross [PHOTO]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[NYT1886, CHU1886, LC1886]
Designer:	David Maitland Armstrong [NYT1886, CHU1886, LC1886, CHU1887, DMA1999]
Memorial details:	Julia Lawrence Redmond (27 Jun 1869 - 31 Jan 1875) [INSCRIPTION, NYT1886, CHU1886, LC1886, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:
Date:	In place when building consecrated, 31 Aug 1886 [NYT1886, CHU1886, LC1886]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	AND THEY SHALL BE MINE / SAITH THE LORD OF HOSTS / IN THAT DAY WHEN I MAKE UP MY JEWELS // JULIA LAWRENCE REDMOND / JANUARY 30 AD 1875 AGED 5 YEARS [PHOTO]
Category:	Ornamental

Item 34.10.1.4

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Phinney Memorial Window: ornamental with lilies

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Phinney Memorial Window
Description:	ornamental with lilies [PHOTO]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[NYT1886, CHU1886, LC1886]
Designer:	David Maitland Armstrong [NYT1886, CHU1886, LC1886, CHU1887, DMA1999]
Memorial details:	Caroline Deidamia Phinney (25 Oct 1868 - 23 Mar 1876) [INSCRIPTION, NYT1886, CHU1886, LC1886, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:
Date:	In place when building consecrated, 31 Aug 1886 [NYT1886, CHU1886, LC1886]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	PVRE LILIES OF ETERNAL PEACE // CAROLINE DEIDAMIA PHINNEY / AD 1868 1877 [PHOTO]
Category:	Ornamental

Item 34.10.1.5

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Clark Memorial Window
Description:	ornamental [PHOTO]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[NYT1886, CHU1886, LC1886]
Designer:	David Maitland Armstrong [NYT1886, CHU1886, LC1886, CHU1887, DMA1999]
Memorial details:	Caroline Howard Clark (11 Oct 1820 - 15 Aug 1884) [INSCRIPTION, NYT1886, CHU1886, LC1886, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:
Date:	In place when building consecrated, 31 Aug 1886 [NYT1886, CHU1886, LC1886]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	IN MEMORIAM / CAROLINE HOWARD / CLARK [PHOTO]
Category:	Ornamental

Item 34.10.1.6

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Whiting Memorial Window: ornamental with sun

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Whiting Memorial Window
Description:	ornamental with sun [PHOTO]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[NYT1886, CHU1886, LC1886]
Designer:	David Maitland Armstrong [NYT1886, CHU1886, LC1886, CHU1887, DMA1999]
Memorial details:	Augustus Whiting (7 Jul 1796 - 12 Jan 1873) [INSCRIPTION, NYT1886, CHU1886, LC1886, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:
Date:	In place when building consecrated, 31 Aug 1886 [NYT1886, CHU1886, LC1886]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	AUGUSTUS WHITING / AD 1797 1873 // LEAD KINDLY LIGHT / AMID THE ENCIRCLING / GLOOM / LEAD THOU ME ON [PHOTO]
Category:	Ornamental

Item 34.10.1.7

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Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	King Memorial Window
Description:	ornamental [PHOTO]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[NYT1886, CHU1886, LC1886]
Designer:	David Maitland Armstrong [NYT1886, CHU1886, LC1886, CHU1887, DMA1999]
Memorial details:	Elizabeth Stuyvesant King (25 Mar 1855 - 15 Aug 1878) [INSCRIPTION, CHU1886, LC1886, WEB]
Donor:	LeRoy King [DMA1999]
Date:	In place when building consecrated, 31 Aug 1886 [NYT1886, CHU1886, LC1886]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	IN MEMORIAM / ELIZABETH / STUYVESANT / KING / AD / 1878 [PHOTO]
Category:	Ornamental
Cost:	$1200 [DMA1999]

Item 34.10.1.8

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Lawrence Memorial Window
Description:	ornamental with ship [PHOTO]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[NYT1886, CHU1886, LC1886]
Designer:	David Maitland Armstrong [NYT1886, CHU1886, LC1886, CHU1887, DMA1999]
Memorial details:	Archibald Gracie Lawrence (24 Dec 1833 - 9 Sep 1850) [INSCRIPTION, NYT1886, CHU1886, LC1886, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:
Date:	In place when building consecrated, 31 Aug 1886 [NYT1886, CHU1886, LC1886]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	MY BARQUE IS WAETED TO THE SHORE / BY BREATH DIVINE / SEPT 9 / ARCHIBALD / GRACIE / LAWRENCE / 1850 / AND ON THE HELM / THERE RESTS A HAND / OTHER THAN MINE [PHOTO]
Category:	Ornamental

Item 34.10.1.9

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King Memorial Window: ornamental with cross

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	King Memorial Window
Description:	ornamental with cross [PHOTO]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[NYT1886, CHU1886, LC1886]
Designer:	David Maitland Armstrong [NYT1886, CHU1886, LC1886, CHU1887, DMA1999]
Memorial details:	Edward King (15 Feb 1816 -2 Sep 1875) [INSCRIPTION, NYT1886, CHU1886, LC1886, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:
Date:	In place when building consecrated, 31 Aug 1886 [NYT1886, CHU1886, LC1886]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	IN / MEMORIAM / EDWARD KING / AD 1875 [PHOTO]
Category:	Ornamental

Item 34.10.1.10

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Phinney Memorial Window: ornamental with lighthouse

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Phinney Memorial Window
Description:	ornamental with lighthouse [PHOTO]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[NYT1886, CHU1886, LC1886]
Designer:	David Maitland Armstrong [NYT1886, CHU1886, LC1886, CHU1887, DMA1999]
Memorial details:	Caroline M.A. Harrett Phinney (1801-1864) [INSCRIPTION, CHU1886, LC1886]
Donor:
Date:	In place when building consecrated, 31 Aug 1886 [NYT1886, CHU1886, LC1886]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	CAROLINE M A HARRETT PHINNEY / BORN IN LONDON ENGLAND / AD 1801 / DIED IN NEW YORK / AD 1864 / THE PATH OF THE JUST / IS AS THE SHINING LIGHT [PHOTO]
Category:	Ornamental

References

BG1887:	Boston Globe (31 Jul 1887, p. 4)
CHU1886:	The Churchman (11 Sep 1886, p. 290)
CHU1887:	The Churchman (20 Aug 1887, p. 216-218)
DEDUCED:	Deduced from other information
DMA1999:	D. Maitland Armstrong: American Stained Glass Master, Robert O. Jones (1999, p. 83-88)
DUNC1980:	Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
FINDAGRAVE:	Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information
INSCRIPTION:	Inscription on item
JONES2016:	Robert O. Jones, personal communication (22 Jun 2016)
LC1886:	The Living Church (11 Sep 1886, p. 374)
NM1885:	Newport Mercury (19 Sep 1885, p. 8)
NM1887:	Newport Mercury (30 Jul 1887, p. 1)
NYT1886:	New York Times (1 Sep 1886, p. 2)
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)
WEB:	Some general webpage, e.g. for deducing biographical or genealogical information
WIKI:	Wikipedia