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Tiffany Census

Christ Church Cathedral, Houston, Texas

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: 38.4.1
Rating: 1 star
Address: 1117 Texas Avenue
Location: Houston, Texas 77002, USA
Lat/Lng: 29.75967, -95.36115
Tiffany 1910: Page 112
Duncan 1980: Page 223
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Tiffany 1893: Not listed
Tiffany 1886: Not listed
Completeness: Medium
Building status: Extant
Building date: 1893 [HAG1990]
Architect: Silas McBee with J. Arthur Tempest [HAG1990]
Also of interest: 1908 Ashe Memorial Window, "Christ Blessing the Children", by Gorham [HDP1908, HDP1909]
1909 Rice Memorial Window, "Nativity", by Gorham [HDP1909, PHOTO]
1921 War Memorial Window, "Crucifixion", by J. & R. Lamb [HP1921A, HP1921B]

Site Items

38.4.1.1: Ennis Memorial Window: Charity (1898) (Extant) item has a photo

Item 38.4.1.1

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

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Ennis Memorial Window (Belo Memorial Window)
Theme: Charity [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 112
Duncan 1980: Page 223
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details: Jeannette Ingals Kimball Ennis (4 Sep 1822 - 5 Apr 1898) [INSCRIPTION, HAG1990, FINDAGRAVE, WEB]
Donor:
Date: 1898 [HAG1990]
Lancets: 1 [PHOTO]
Inscription: Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God // To the Glory of God and In Memory of / Jeannette I / wife of Cornelius Ennis / 1822 1898 / Founder and first president of the Parish / Association of Christ Church [PHOTO, DEDUCED]
Category: Charity
Tiffany/Duncan comment: Tiffany 1910 calls this the Belo Memorial Window so likely Jeannette Ennis Belo, a daughter of Mrs. Ennis, was at least one of the donors and was the person who organised the window with the Tiffany company [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED]

References

DEDUCED: Deduced from other information
DUNC1980: Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
FINDAGRAVE: Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information
HAG1990: Houston Architectural Guide, Stephen Fox and Nancy Hadley (1990, p. 45)
HDP1908: Houston Daily Post (27 Dec 1908, p. 15)
HDP1909: Houston Daily Post (17 Jan 1909, p. 10)
HP1921A: The Houston Post (9 Jan 1921, p. 12)
HP1921B: The Houston Post (10 Jan 1921, p. 1)
INSCRIPTION: Inscription on item
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

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