Tiffany Census

Trinity Episcopal Church, Staunton, Virginia

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:	41.11.1
Rating:	3 stars
Address:	214 West Beverley Street
Location:	Staunton, Virginia 24401, USA
Lat/Lng:	38.14884, -79.07525
Tiffany 1910:	Page 115
Duncan 1980:	Page 223
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Tiffany 1893:	Not listed
Tiffany 1886:	Not listed
Completeness:	High
Building status:	Extant
Building date:	1855 [NRHP1972]; enlarged 1870 [NRHP1972]
Architect:	Edwin M. Taylor (1870 extension) [NRHP1972]
Also of interest:	1906 and 1946 windows by Lamb Studios [ORG]
	1948, 1950 and 1957 windows by Wippell [ORG]
	1960 and 1972 windows by Wippell-Mowbray [ORG]

Site Items

41.11.1.1:	Atkinson Memorial Window: St. Luke (1909) (Extant)
41.11.1.2:	Bell Memorial Window: Ascension (1900) (Extant)
41.11.1.3:	Catlett Memorial Window: Easter Morn (1905) (Extant)
41.11.1.4.a:	Duryea Memorial Window: Faith (1907) (Extant)
41.11.1.4.b:	Duryea Memorial Window: The Good Samaritan (1907) (Extant)
41.11.1.5:	Miller Memorial Window: Benedicite (1906) (Extant)
41.11.1.6:	Braxton Memorial Window: Victory (1915) (Extant)
41.11.1.7:	Berkeley Memorial Window: Angle of Praise (1915) (Extant)
41.11.1.8:	Holt Memorial Window: Madonna and Child (1937) (Extant)

Item 41.11.1.1

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Atkinson Memorial Window (Taylor Memorial Window)
Theme:	St. Luke [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 115
Duncan 1980:	Page 223
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[SDL1909A, SDL1909B]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Dr. Benjamin Minge Atkinson (15 Jul 1830 - 18 Nov 1908) [INSCRIPTION, SDL1909A, SDL1909B, FINDAGRAVE, SSV1908]
Donor:	the congregation [INSCRIPTION]
Date:	Installed Sep 1909 [SDL1909A, SDL1909B]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	A Memorial by the Congregation to / 1830 B M Atkinson M D 1908 / For Forty-two Years Vestryman or Senior / Warden of this Church / The beloved physician Col 4 14 [PHOTO]
Category:	St. Luke
Restoration:	Restored 2000 by Femenella and Associates [ORG]
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Tiffany 1910 calls this the Taylor Memorial Window so presumably someone with that name was the person who organised the window with the Tiffany company [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED]

Item 41.11.1.2

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Bell Memorial Window
Theme:	Ascension [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 115
Duncan 1980:	Page 223
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:	COPYRIGHT 1897 / TIFFANY GLASS & DECORATING COMPANY / NEW YORK [PHOTO]

Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:	Major Henderson Moffett Bell (3 Jul 1826 - 9 Oct 1899) [INSCRIPTION]
Donor:
Date:	Copyright 1897 [SIGNATURE]
	Installed 1900 [ORG]
Lancets:	3 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	In Memoriam / Major Henderson M Bell / Born July 3 1826 // Entered into Rest / October 9 1899 / Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord / Even so saith the Spirit for they rest from their / labors and their works do follow them // Thirty-eight years Warden / or Vestryman of this Church / Always abounding in good works [PHOTO]
Category:	Ascension
Location:	chancel [PHOTO]
Restoration:	Restored 1999-2000 by Femenella and Associates [ORG]

Item 41.11.1.3

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Catlett Memorial Window
Theme:	Easter Morn [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 115
Duncan 1980:	Page 223
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:	Tiffany Studios, N.Y. [ORG]
Other documentation:	[SDL1905]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Richard Henry Catlett (6 Apr 1829 - 21 Mar 1898) [INSCRIPTION, SDL1905]
Donor:	his second wife, Fannie Bolling Gay Catlett [SDL1905, FINDAGRAVE]
Date:	Unveiled Easter Sunday, 23 Apr 1905 [SDL1905]
Lancets:	2 [PHOTO, SDL1905]
Inscription:	Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth which was / Crucified - He is risen - He is not here // April 6 / 1829 // In Memoriam / Richard H. Catlett // March 21 / 1898 [PHOTO, SDL1905]
Category:	Resurrection without Christ
Location:	west alcove [SDL1905]
Employees:	Installed under the supervision of Mr. E.E. Hayward [SDL1905]

Item 41.11.1.4.a

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Duryea Memorial Window (Walter Memorial Window)
Theme:	Faith [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
	Praising Angel [ORG]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 115
Duncan 1980:	Page 223
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:	Tiffany Studios, N.Y. [ORG]
Other documentation:	[RTD1907, RMNL1907, SSV1907, LC1907]
Designer:	Frederick Wilson [RTD1907, RMNL1907, SSV1907, LC1907]
Memorial details:	Jane A. Duryea (d. 6 Dec 1892, aged 67) [INSCRIPTION, RTD1907, RMNL1907, SSV1907, LC1907, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	her son-in-law, Frank Walter, and daughter, Emma Duryea Walter [RTD1907, RMNL1907, SSV1907, LC1907, FINDAGRAVE]
Date:	Unveiled 8 Sep 1907 [RTD1907]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO, RTD1907]
Inscription:	In Loving Memory of / Jane A. Duryea [PHOTO, RTD1907, RMNL1907, SSV1907]
Category:	Faith
Restoration:	Restored 1998 by Femenella and Associates [ORG]
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Tiffany 1910 calls this the Walter Memorial Window because the Walters were the donors [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED]

Item 41.11.1.4.b

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Duryea Memorial Window (Walter Memorial Window)
Theme:	The Good Samaritan [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 115
Duncan 1980:	Page 223
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:	Tiffany Studios, N.Y. [ORG]
Other documentation:	[RTD1907, RMNL1907, SSV1907, LC1907]
Designer:	Frederick Wilson [RTD1907, RMNL1907, SSV1907, LC1907]
Memorial details:	John Duryea (14 Jan 1827 - 12 May 1907) [INSCRIPTION, RTD1907, RMNL1907, SSV1907, LC1907, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	his son-in-law, Frank Walter, and daughter, Emma Duryea Walter [RTD1907, RMNL1907, SSV1907, LC1907, FINDAGRAVE]
Date:	Unveiled 8 Sep 1907 [RTD1907]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO, RTD1907]
Inscription:	In Loving Memory of / John Duryea [PHOTO, RTD1907, RMNL1907, SSV1907]
Category:	Good Samaritan
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Tiffany 1910 calls this the Walter Memorial Window because the Walters were the donors [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED]

Item 41.11.1.5

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Miller Memorial Window
Theme:	Benedicite [ORG]
Description:	landscape [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 115
Duncan 1980:	Page 223
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:	[SDL1906]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Michael Erskine Miller (10 Feb 1843 - 6 Jun 1897) and Harriette Echols Miller (31 Jan 1847 - 9 May 1899) [INSCRIPTION, SDL1906]
Donor:
Date:	Installed ca. Oct 1906 [SDL1906]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	BENEDICITE // IN MEMORIAM / MICHAEL ERSKINE MILLER / FEB 10 1843 - JUNE 6 1897 / AND HIS WIFE / HARRIETTE ECHOLS MILLER / JAN 31 1847 - MAY 9 1899 [PHOTO, SDL1906]
Category:	Landscape
Location:	west side [SDL1906]
Restoration:	Damper panel restored 1999-2000 by Femenella and Associates [ORG]

Item 41.11.1.6

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Braxton Memorial Window
Theme:	Victory [SDL1915, SML1915]
	The Archangel Michael [ORG]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:	TIFFANY STUDIOS N.Y. 1914 [ORG]
Other documentation:	[SDL1915, SML1915, BS1915]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Allen Caperton Braxton (6 Feb 1862 - 22 Mar 1914) [INSCRIPTION, SDL1915, SML1915, BS1915]
Donor:	his wife, Mary Miller Braxton [SDL1915, SML1915, BS1915]
Date:	Signature 1914 [SIGNATURE]
	Installed Feb 1915 [SDL1915, SML1915, BS1915]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	"Thine, O Lord, is the Victory". // In Loving Memory of / Allen Caperton Braxton / February 6th, 1862 + March 22nd, 1914 [PHOTO, SDL1915, SML1915]
Category:	St. Michael
Restoration:	Restored 1999 by Femenella and Associates [ORG]

Item 41.11.1.7

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Berkeley Memorial Window: Angle of Praise

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Berkeley Memorial Window
Theme:	Angle of Praise [SDL1915, SML1915]
	Angel with a Script [ORG]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:	TIFFANY STUDIOS N.Y. 1914 [PHOTO]

Other documentation:	[SDL1915, SML1915, BS1915]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Mary Botts Berkeley (28 Jun 1842 - 25 Dec 1908) [INSCRIPTION, SDL1915, SML1915, BS1915, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	a number of her friends and relatives [SDL1915, SML1915]
Date:	Signature 1914 [SIGNATURE]
	Installed Feb 1915 [SDL1915, SML1915, BS1915]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	Holy, Holy, Holy // In Memory of / Mary B Berkeley / For Fifty-Years a Member of / the Choir of this Church [PHOTO, SDL1915, SML1915]
Category:	Angel of Praise
Restoration:	Restored 2000 by Femenella and Associates [ORG]

Item 41.11.1.8

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Holt Memorial Window
Theme:	Madonna and Child [SNL1937, ORG]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Other Tiffany documentation:	The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, has a Tiffany Studios design watercolor for the window [MET1967]
Signature:	Louis C. Tiffany N.Y. [PHOTO]

Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:	Mary Caperton Braxton Holt (1863-1935) [INSCRIPTION, SNL1937]
Donor:	her family [SNL1937]
	in particular, her daughter, Esta Carter Holt Leavell [MET1967, ORG]
Date:	Design approved May 1936 [MET1967]
	Window installed May 1937 [SNL1937]
	Window dedicated 23 May 1937 [SNL1937]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO, MET1967]
Inscription:	Mary Caperton Braxton Holt / 1863 1935 / The eternal God is thy Refuge, / and underneath are the Everlasting Arms. / Deut. 33-27 [PHOTO]
Category:	Madonna
Location:	east side [SNL1937]

References

BS1915:	Baltimore Sun (6 Feb 1915, p. 3)
DEDUCED:	Deduced from other information
DUNC1980:	Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
FINDAGRAVE:	Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information
INSCRIPTION:	Inscription on item
LC1907:	The Living Church (21 Sep 1907, p. 715)
MET1967:	Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, Tiffany Studios design watercolor (1967, Accession Number 67.654.201)
NRHP1972:	National Register of Historic Places, Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (1972)
ORG:	Organization
PHOTO:	Photo of item
RMNL1907:	Richmond and Manchester News Leader (7 Sep 1907, p. 2)
RTD1907:	Richmond Times-Dispatch (10 Sep 1907, p. 4)
SDL1905:	Staunton Daily Leader (20 Apr 1905, p. 1)
SDL1906:	Staunton Daily Leader (1 Nov 1906, p. 1)
SDL1909A:	Staunton Daily Leader (3 Sep 1909, p. 1)
SDL1909B:	Staunton Daily Leader (4 Sep 1901, p. 1)
SDL1915:	Staunton Daily Leader (4 Feb 1915, p. 1)
SIGNATURE:	Signature on item
SML1915:	Staunton Morning Leader (5 Feb 1915, p. 1)
SNL1937:	Staunton News Leader (25 May 1937, p. 3)
SSV1907:	Staunton Spectator and Vindicator (13 Sep 1907, p. 4)
SSV1908:	Staunton Spectator and Vindicator (20 Nov 1908, p. 4)
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)