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Tiffany Census

Trinity Episcopal Church, Shelburne, Vermont

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: 40.8.1
Rating: 1 star
Address: 5171 Shelburne Road
Location: Shelburne, Vermont 05482, USA
Lat/Lng: 44.38211, -73.22653
Tiffany 1910: Page 113
Duncan 1980: Page 223
Tiffany 1897: Page 64
Tiffany 1893: Listed
Tiffany 1886: Not listed
Completeness: Medium
Building status: Extant
Building date: 1886 [BFP1886]; 1890 [BFP1890A, BFP1890B]
Architect: William Appleton Potter [BFP1886, BFP1890A, BFP1890B]; William Appleton Potter [BFP1890A, BFP1890B]
Also of interest:

Site Items

40.8.1.1.a: Webb Memorial Window: St. John the Baptist (1895) (Extant) item has a photo
40.8.1.1.b: Webb Memorial Window: Our Saviour (1895) (Extant) item has a photo
40.8.1.1.c: Vanderbilt Memorial Window: St. John the Evangelist (1895) (Extant) item has a photo
40.8.1.2.a: Chittenden Memorial Window: angel (1895) (Extant) item has a photo
40.8.1.2.b: Bissell Memorial Window: Baptism and Last Supper (1895) (Extant) item has a photo
40.8.1.2.c: Clapp Memorial Window: angel (1895) (Extant) item has a photo
40.8.1.3: ornamental windows (1890) (Extant)

Item 40.8.1.1.a

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Webb Memorial Window:  St. John the Baptist
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Webb Memorial Window
Theme: St. John the Baptist [PHOTO]
Tiffany 1910: Page 113
Duncan 1980: Page 223
Tiffany 1897: Page 64
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details: James Watson Webb (8 Feb 1802 - 7 Jun 1884) [INSCRIPTION, BFP1890A, BFP1890B, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:
Date: 1895 [ORG]
Lancets: 1 [PHOTO]
Inscription: IN MEMORY OF / JAMES WATSON WEBB / *** [PHOTO, DEDUCED]
Category: Baptism
Comment: These windows replaced opalescent blue memorial windows which were installed in 1890 [ORG]
The 1890 inscription panels were retained which explains the pre-1892 form of the Tiffany signature on the righthand pane (ITEM:40.8.1.1.c) [ORG, DEDUCED]
One of the blue windows was installed in the choir room [ORG]

Item 40.8.1.1.b

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Webb Memorial Window:  Our Saviour
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Webb Memorial Window
Theme: Our Saviour [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 113
Duncan 1980: Page 223
Tiffany 1897: Page 64
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details: Laura Virginia Cram Webb (2 Jan 1826 - 16 Jan 1890) [INSCRIPTION, BFP1890A, BFP1890B, FINDAGRAVE, WEB]
Donor:
Date: 1895 [ORG]
Lancets: 1 [PHOTO]
Inscription: IN MEMORY OF / LAURA VIRGINIA WEBB / *** [PHOTO, DEDUCED]
Category: Christ

Item 40.8.1.1.c

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Vanderbilt Memorial Window:  St. John the Evangelist
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Vanderbilt Memorial Window
Theme: St. John the Evangelist [PHOTO]
Tiffany 1910: Page 113
Duncan 1980: Page 223
Tiffany 1897: Page 64
Signature: The Tiffany Glass Co. New York [PHOTO]
signature
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details: William Henry Vanderbilt (8 May 1821 - 8 Dec 1885) [INSCRIPTION, BFP1890A, BFP1890B, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:
Date: 1895 [ORG]
Lancets: 1 [PHOTO]
Inscription: IN MEMORY OF / WILLIAM HENRY VANDERBILT / DIED DECEMBER 8 1885 [PHOTO]
Category: St. John

Item 40.8.1.2.a

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

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Chittenden Memorial Window
Description: angel [PHOTO]
Tiffany 1910: Page 113
Duncan 1980: Page 223
Tiffany 1897: Page 64
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details: Rev. Bethuel Chittenden (24 Oct 1739 - 5 Nov 1809) [INSCRIPTION, BFP1890A, BFP1890B, FINDAGRAVE, WEB]
Donor:
Date: 1895 [ORG]
Lancets: 1 [PHOTO]
Inscription: IN MEMORIAM / THE REV BETHUEL CHITTENDEN / BORN 1739 / DIED 1809 [PHOTO]
Category: Angel
Tiffany/Duncan comment: Tiffany 1897 and Tiffany 1910 call the three windows the Chittenden and Clapp Memorial Windows [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Comment: These windows replaced opalescent blue memorial windows which were installed in 1890 [ORG]

Item 40.8.1.2.b

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Bissell Memorial Window:  Baptism and Last Supper
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Bissell Memorial Window
Theme: Baptism and Last Supper [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 113
Duncan 1980: Page 223
Tiffany 1897: Page 64
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details: Right Rev. William Henry Augustus Bissell, D.D. (10 Nov 1814 - 14 May 1893) [INSCRIPTION]
Donor:
Date: 1895 [ORG]
Lancets: 1 [PHOTO]
Inscription: In Memoriam / Rt. Rev. William Henry Augustus Bissell D.D. / Bishop of Vermont / Born Nov 10 1814 - Died May 16 1893 [PHOTO]
Category: Baptism; Last Supper

Item 40.8.1.2.c

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

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Clapp Memorial Window
Description: angel [PHOTO]
Tiffany 1910: Page 113
Duncan 1980: Page 223
Tiffany 1897: Page 64
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details: Rev. Joel Clapp D.D. (4 Sep 1793 - 24 Feb 1861) [INSCRIPTION, BFP1890A, BFP1890B]
Donor:
Date: 1895 [ORG]
Lancets: 1 [PHOTO]
Inscription: IN MEMORIAM / THE REV JOEL CLAPP D.D. / BORN SEPT 4 1793 / DIED FEB 24 1861 [PHOTO]
Category: Angel

Item 40.8.1.3

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

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name:
Description: ornamental windows [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 113
Duncan 1980: Page 223
Tiffany 1897: Page 64
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date: 1890 [ORG, BFP1890A, BFP1890B]
Inscription:
Category: Ornamental

References

BFP1886: Burlington Free Press (9 Jul 1886, p. 8)
BFP1890A: Burlington Free Press (23 Oct 1890, p. 5)
BFP1890B: Burlington Free Press (24 Oct 1890, p. 5)
DEDUCED: Deduced from other information
DUNC1980: Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
FINDAGRAVE: Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information
INSCRIPTION: Inscription on item
ORG: Organization
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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