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Tiffany Census

St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Wheeling, West 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: 42.6.1
Rating: 2 stars
Address: 1410 Chapline Street
Location: Wheeling, West Virginia 26003, USA
Lat/Lng: 40.06519, -80.7207
Tiffany 1910: Page 116
Duncan 1980: Page 224
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Tiffany 1893: Not listed
Tiffany 1886: Not listed
Completeness: High
Building status: Extant
Building date: 1866-1871 [ORG]
Architect: Charles F. Barthberger and Gordon W. Lloyd [ORG]
Also of interest: 1900 Culbertson Memorial Window, "Christ in the Temple", by J. & R. Lamb [WR1900A]

Site Items

42.6.1.1: Hildreth Memorial Window: Resurrection Angel (1900) (Extant) item has a photo
42.6.1.2: Du Bois and Hart Memorial Window: Presentation in Temple (1901) (Extant) item has a photo
42.6.1.3: Loring Memorial Window: Angel of Peace (1901) (Extant) item has a photo
42.6.1.4: Howell Memorial Window: Christ Knocking at Door (1903) (Extant) item has a photo
42.6.1.5: Scott Memorial Window: Peace (1902) (Extant) item has a photo
42.6.1.6: Peterson Memorial Window: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin (1902) (Extant) item has a photo

Item 42.6.1.1

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Hildreth Memorial Window:  Resurrection Angel
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Hildreth Memorial Window (Brady Memorial Window)
Theme: Resurrection Angel [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 116
Duncan 1980: Page 224
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details: Eugenius Augustus Hildreth (13 Sep 1821 - 31 Aug 1885) and Susan Lambdin McMechen Hildreth (1 Nov 1824 - 18 Sep 1898) [INSCRIPTION, WR1900C, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor: their son-in-law, William Sobieski Brady [ORG, FINDAGRAVE, WEB]
and presumably also their daughter, Sally Zane Hildreth Brady [DEDUCED, WEB]
Date: Installed 6 Apr 1900 [WR1900B]
Unveiled Easter Sunday, 15 Apr 1900 [WR1900C]
Lancets: 1 [PHOTO]
Inscription: IN LOVING MEMORY / EUGINUS AUGUSTUS HILDRETH / BORN SEPTEMBER 13 1821 - DIED AUGUST 31 1885 / AND HIS WIFE / SUSAN LAMBDIN HILDRETH / BORN NOVEMBER 1 1824 - DIED SEPTEMBER 18 1898 [PHOTO]
Category: Angel of Resurrection
Tiffany/Duncan comment: Tiffany 1910 calls this the Brady Memorial Window because Mr. Brady was (or the Bradys were) the donor [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED]

Item 42.6.1.2

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Du Bois and Hart Memorial Window:  Presentation in Temple
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Du Bois and Hart Memorial Window (Holloway Memorial Window)
Theme: Presentation in Temple [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 116
Duncan 1980: Page 224
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation: [WR1901A, WR1901B]
Designer:
Memorial details: Ellen Zane Armstrong Du Bois (5 Nov 1835 - 24 Jul 1894) and Nannie Belle Du Bois Hart (11 Nov 1857 - 25 Sep 1884) [INSCRIPTION, WR1901A, WR1901B, WEB]
Donor: daughter / sister, Mary DuBois (Mrs. J.J.) Holloway [WR1901A, WR1901B, ORG]
Date: Installation completed 6 Apr 1901 [WR1901A]
Lancets: 1 [PHOTO]
Inscription: IN LOVING MEMORY / 1835 ELLEN ZANE ARMSTRONG 1894 / WIFE OF JOSEPH DORSEY DU BOIS / AND / 1857 NANNIE BELLE DU BOIS 1884 / WIFE OF CHARLES MATTHEW HART [PHOTO]
Category: Presentation in the Temple
Tiffany/Duncan comment: Tiffany 1910 calls this the Holloway (spelled Halloway) Memorial Window because Mrs. Holloway was the donor [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED]

Item 42.6.1.3

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Loring Memorial Window:  Angel of Peace
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Loring Memorial Window (Milton Memorial Window)
Theme: Angel of Peace [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Conventional Angel [WR1900C]
The Resurrection of an Angel [WR1901A]
Tiffany 1910: Page 116
Duncan 1980: Page 224
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation: [WR1901A, WR1901B]
Designer:
Memorial details: Alonzo Loring (28 Aug 1820 - 7 Dec 1898), Mary Caldwell Chapline Loring (d. 6 Apr 1887) and Minnie Potter Loring (d. 29 Jan 1892) [INSCRIPTION, WR1900C, WR1901A, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor: daughter / daughter / sister, Lucy Seville Loring (Mrs. Charles J.) Milton [WR1900C, WR1901A, WR1901B, ORG, FINDAGRAVE]
Date: Original version installed Apr 1900 [WR1900B, DEDUCED]
Original version unveiled Easter Sunday, 15 Apr 1900 [WR1900C]
Original version removed by 21 Apr 1900 [WR1900D]
Installation of new version completed 6 Apr 1901 [WR1901A]
Lancets: 1 [PHOTO]
Inscription: To the Glory of God and in Loving Memory of / Alonzo Loring 1898 / and his wife Mary Chapline Loring - 1887 / and his daughter Minnie Potter Loring - 1892 / Peace, perfect peace, my peace I leave with you [PHOTO]
Category: Angel of Peace; Angel of Resurrection
Tiffany/Duncan comment: Tiffany 1910 calls this the Milton Memorial Window because Mrs. Milton was the donor [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED]
Comment: Mrs. Milton was not satisfied with the original version of the window [WR1900D, WR1901B]

Item 42.6.1.4

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Howell Memorial Window:  Christ Knocking at Door
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Howell Memorial Window (Oglebay Memorial Window)
Theme: Christ Knocking at Door [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 116
Duncan 1980: Page 224
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details: Andrew Allen Howell (26 Jul 1821 - 9 Sep 1896) and Sarah Paull Howell (20 May 1828 - 11 Oct 1898) [INSCRIPTION, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor: their daughter, Sarah Paull ("Sallie") Howell Oglebay, and son-in-law, Earl William Oglebay [ORG, FINDAGRAVE]
Date: Installed 1903 [ORG]
Lancets: 1 [PHOTO]
Inscription: In Memory of / 1821 Andrew Allen Howell 1896 / and his wife / 1828 Sarah Paull Howell 1898 [PHOTO]
Category: Christ Knocking at the Door
Tiffany/Duncan comment: Tiffany 1910 calls this the Oglebay Memorial Window because the Oglebays were the donors [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED]

Item 42.6.1.5

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

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Scott Memorial Window
Theme: Peace [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 116
Duncan 1980: Page 224
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details: Daisy Scott [INSCRIPTION]
Donor: her parents, Sen. Nathan Bay Scott and Agnes Vance Cowgill Scott [ORG, FINDAGRAVE]
Date: Installed 1902 [ORG]
Lancets: 1 [PHOTO]
Inscription: In Memory of / Daisy Scott [PHOTO]
Category: Peace
Comment: The Scotts donated another Tiffany window in 1902 in memory of their daughter in First United Methodist Church, Colorado Springs, CO (SITE:7.2.2) [DEDUCED]

Item 42.6.1.6

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Peterson Memorial Window:  Assumption of the Blessed Virgin
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence: High
Memorial name: Peterson Memorial Window
Theme: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin [ORG]
Tiffany 1910: Page 116
Duncan 1980: Page 224
Tiffany 1897: Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details: William Fairfield Peterson (10 Jan 1788 - 13 Jun 1866) and Sarah Gibson Peterson (d. 27 Feb 1875, aged 75) [INSCRIPTION, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor: their sons, William F. Peterson and B. Walker Peterson (the original ca. 1895 window) [WI1896, FINDAGRAVE]
Date: Installed 1902 [ORG]
Lancets: 1 [PHOTO]
Inscription: In Memory of / William Fairfield Peterson Sarah Gibson Peterson. / *** ever before our eyes. [PHOTO]
Category: Assumption
Comment: This replaced an 1895 window, with theme the Immaculate Conception, made by Alfred Godwin, and destroyed in a wind storm of 26 Apr 1902 [WR1895, WDI1895, WI1896, CHU1896, PPO1902]

References

CHU1896: The Churchman (22 Feb 1896, p. 262)
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
PPO1902: The Pittsburgh Post (27 Apr 1902, p. 1)
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)
WDI1895: Wheeling Daily Intelligencer (28 Dec 1895, p. 3)
WEB: Some general webpage, e.g. for deducing biographical or genealogical information
WI1896: Wheeling Intelligencer (17 Jan 1896)
WR1895: Wheeling Register (28 Dec 1895, p. 8)
WR1900A: Wheeling Register (31 Mar 1900, p. 5)
WR1900B: Wheeling Register (7 Apr 1900, p. 5)
WR1900C: Wheeling Register (16 Apr 1900, p. 5)
WR1900D: Wheeling Register (21 Apr 1900, p. 3)
WR1901A: Wheeling Register (7 Apr 1901, p. 5)
WR1901B: Wheeling Register (8 Apr 1901, p. 3)

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