Tiffany Census

Immanuel Presbyterian Church, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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:	43.5.3
Rating:	2 stars
Address:	1100 N Astor Street
Location:	Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202, USA
Lat/Lng:	43.04504, -87.89922
Tiffany 1910:	Page 117
Duncan 1980:	Page 224
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Tiffany 1893:	Not listed
Tiffany 1886:	Not listed
Completeness:	Medium
Building status:	Extant
Building date:	1873-1875 [HABS1970]
Architect:	Edward Townsend Mix [HABS1970]
Comment:	Building largely destroyed by fire 31 Dec 1887 and then rebuilt 1888-1889 [HABS1970]
Also of interest:

Site Items

43.5.3.1:	Merrill Memorial Window: Christ Blessing Children (1903) (Extant)
43.5.3.2:	Young Memorial Window: Praise and Peace (1903) (Extant)
43.5.3.3:	Goodrich Memorial Window: Angel of Resurrection (Extant)
43.5.3.4:	Robinson Memorial Window: Ascension Angel (Extant)

Item 43.5.3.1

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Merrill Memorial Window
Theme:	Christ Blessing Children [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 117
Duncan 1980:	Page 224
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:	probably Frederick Wilson [TIFF1896, DEDUCED]
Designer comment:	Tiffany 1896 credits Wilson as the designer of a similar composition [TIFF1896]
Memorial details:	Clara Lee Dickinson Merrill (14 Mar 1833 - 22 Jun 1902), and her daughters, Jane C. Merrill (21 Mar 1862 - 15 Oct 1902) and Mary D. Merrill (21 May 1865 - 2 Nov 1887) [INSCRIPTION, ODN1903, FINDAGRAVE]
	and also Willard Merrill (16 Jan 1831 - 5 Aug 1905) [INSCRIPTION, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	husband / father / father, Willard Merrill [ODN1903]
Date:	Dedicated 25 Dec 1903 [ODN1903]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	"Suffer little Children to come unto Me" / Willard Merrill / Clara Dickinson Merrill / Jane C Merrill / Mary D Merrill / Of such is the Kingdom of Heaven [PHOTO]
Category:	Christ Blessing Children
Comment:	The inscription was evidently updated after Mr. Merrill died [DEDUCED]

Item 43.5.3.2

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Young Memorial Window
Theme:	Praise and Peace [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
	Nativity Angel [ORG]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 117
Duncan 1980:	Page 224
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:	signed [HABS1970]
Other documentation:	[MJ1903]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Clarissa B. Waterman Young (1821-1900) [INSCRIPTION, MJ1903]
Donor:	her son, Clarence H. Young [MJ1903, ODN1903]
Date:	Dedicated 30 Aug 1903 [MJ1903]
Size:	228" high x 48" wide [MJS2019]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	PEACE // CLARISSA B YOUNG / 1821 1900 [PHOTO]
Category:	Angel of Praise; Angel of Peace
Restoration:	Restored 2018 by Oakbrook Esser Studios [MJS2019]

Item 43.5.3.3

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Goodrich Memorial Window (Van Dyke Memorial Window)
Theme:	Angel of Resurrection [TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 117
Duncan 1980:	Page 224
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:	signed [HABS1970]
Other documentation:
Designer:	probably Frederick Wilson [TIFF1896, DEDUCED]
Designer comment:	Tiffany 1896 credits Wilson as the designer of a similar composition [TIFF1896]
Memorial details:	Timothy Watson Goodrich (5 Aug 1820 - 9 Jun 1906) and Gertrude Hunter Goodrich (7 Jan 1830 - 10 Mar 1907) [INSCRIPTION, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:
Date:
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	In Loving Memory of / Timothy Watson Goodrich / Born Aug 4 1820 Died June 9 1906 / Gertrude Hunter Goodrich / Born Jan 7 1830 Died March 10 1907 [PHOTO, DEDUCED]
Category:	Angel of Resurrection
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Tiffany 1910 calls this the Goodrich and Van Dyke Memorial Window so likely Gertrude Hunter Goodrich Van Dyke, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Goodrich, was at least one of the donors [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED]

Item 43.5.3.4

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Robinson Memorial Window
Theme:	Ascension Angel [ORG]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:	signed [HABS1970]
Other documentation:	[ORG, PHOTO]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Mary E. Alexander Robinson (1822-1896) [INSCRIPTION, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:
Date:
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	Mary E Robinson / Born * Died * [PHOTO]
Category:	Angel

References

DEDUCED:	Deduced from other information
DUNC1980:	Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
FINDAGRAVE:	Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information
HABS1970:	Historic American Buildings Survey, John Thiel and Mary Ellen Wietczykowski (1970)
INSCRIPTION:	Inscription on item
MJ1903:	The Milwaukee Journal (29 Aug 1903, p. 2)
MJS2019:	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (3 Jan 2019)
ODN1903:	Oshkosh Daily Northwestern (24 Dec 1903, p. 8)
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)
TIFF1896:	Memorial Windows, Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (1896)
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)