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Church Glass and Decorating Company Census

St. James' Church, Manhattan, New York City, New York

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: 1.1.15
Rating: 1 star
Address: 865 Madison Avenue
Location: Manhattan, New York City, New York 10021, USA
Lat/Lng: 40.77116, -73.96559
Completeness: High
Building status: Extant
Building date: 1884 [A2Z2004]; 1924 [A2Z2004]; 1950 [A2Z2004]
Architect: Robert H. Robertson [A2Z2004]; Ralph Adams Cram [A2Z2004]; Richard A. Kimball [A2Z2004]
Comment: In 1924 the building was extended eastwards and most of the original windows were moved in location or removed [ORG, DEDUCED]
See also: Tiffany Census

Site Items

1.1.15.1: Warren Memorial Window: Crucifixion (1899) (Unknown)
1.1.15.2: Nativity (1899) (Unknown)
1.1.15.3: Adoration of the Magi (1899) (Unknown)
1.1.15.4: Easter morning (1899) (Unknown)
1.1.15.5: Ascension (1899) (Unknown)
1.1.15.6: Kunhardt Memorial Window: The Angel of Life Lifting the Veil from the Mortal (1902) (Extant) item has a photo
1.1.15.7: Shriver Memorial Window: David the Psalmist (1903) (Extant) item has a photo

Item 1.1.15.1

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

Status: Unknown
Memorial name: Warren Memorial Window
Theme: Crucifixion [NYS1899, NYT1899A]
Signature:
Documentation: [NYT1899A]
Designer: Edward Peck Sperry [NYT1899A, NYT1899B]
Memorial details: Samuel Warren (23 May 1807 - 29 July 1877) [NYS1899, NYT1899A, NYT1899B, WIKI]
Donor: his son, Dr. Edward Walpole Warren [NYS1899, NYT1899B, WIKI]
Date: Unveiled All Saints' Day, 1 Nov 1899 [NYS1899, NYT1899A, NYT1899B]
Lancets: 1 [NYT1899B]
Inscription:
Category: Crucifixion
Location: chancel [NYS1899, NYT1899A, NYT1899B]

Item 1.1.15.2

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

Status: Unknown
Memorial name:
Theme: Nativity [NYS1899, NYT1899A]
Signature:
Documentation: [NYT1899A]
Designer: Edward Peck Sperry [NYT1899A, NYT1899B]
Memorial details:
Donor: Catherine T. Bradish (Mrs. Henry Rudolph) Kunhardt [NYS1899, FINDAGRAVE, DEDUCED]
Date: Unveiled All Saints' Day, 1 Nov 1899 [NYS1899, NYT1899A, NYT1899B]
Lancets: 1 [NYT1899B]
Inscription:
Category: Nativity
Location: chancel [NYS1899, NYT1899A, NYT1899B]

Item 1.1.15.3

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

Status: Unknown
Memorial name:
Theme: Adoration of the Magi [NYS1899, NYT1899A]
Signature:
Documentation: [NYT1899A]
Designer: Edward Peck Sperry [NYT1899A, NYT1899B]
Memorial details:
Donor: Mrs. Kellogg [NYS1899]
Date: Unveiled All Saints' Day, 1 Nov 1899 [NYS1899, NYT1899A, NYT1899B]
Lancets: 1 [NYT1899B]
Inscription:
Category: Adoration of the Magi
Location: chancel [NYS1899, NYT1899A, NYT1899B]

Item 1.1.15.4

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

Status: Unknown
Memorial name:
Theme: Easter morning [NYS1899, NYT1899A]
Signature:
Documentation: [NYT1899A]
Designer: Edward Peck Sperry [NYT1899A, NYT1899B]
Memorial details:
Donor: Francis Sydney Smithers [NYS1899, DEDUCED]
Date: Unveiled All Saints' Day, 1 Nov 1899 [NYS1899, NYT1899A, NYT1899B]
Lancets: 1 [NYT1899B]
Inscription:
Category: Resurrection
Location: chancel [NYS1899, NYT1899A, NYT1899B]

Item 1.1.15.5

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

Status: Unknown
Memorial name:
Theme: Ascension [NYS1899, NYT1899A]
Signature:
Documentation: [NYT1899A]
Designer: Edward Peck Sperry [NYT1899A, NYT1899B]
Memorial details:
Donor: Francis Sydney Smithers [NYS1899, DEDUCED]
Date: Unveiled All Saints' Day, 1 Nov 1899 [NYS1899, NYT1899A, NYT1899B]
Lancets: 1 [NYT1899B]
Inscription:
Category: Ascension
Location: chancel [NYS1899, NYT1899A, NYT1899B]

Item 1.1.15.6

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Kunhardt Memorial Window:  The Angel of Life Lifting the Veil from the Mortal Kunhardt Memorial Window:  The Angel of Life Lifting the Veil from the Mortal
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Memorial name: Kunhardt Memorial Window
Theme: The Angel of Life Lifting the Veil from the Mortal [CHU1902]
Signature:
Documentation: [CHU1902]
Designer: Edward Peck Sperry [CK1904]
Memorial details: Catherine T. Bradish (Mrs. Henry Rudolph) Kunhardt (1835 - 10 Oct 1901) [CHU1902, FINDAGRAVE, DEDUCED]
Donor:
Date: Unveiled All Saints' Day, 1 Nov 1902 [CHU1902]
Lancets: 3 [CHU1902]
Inscription: The Lord is my / Shepherd I / shall not want // Catherine T. Kunhardt 1835-1901 / The Beloved / is mine and / I am His [PHOTO]
Category: Angel
Comment: Calvert & Kimberly were contracted to make the window [CK1904, DEDUCED]

Item 1.1.15.7

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Shriver Memorial Window:  David the Psalmist Shriver Memorial Window:  David the Psalmist
Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status: Extant [PHOTO]
Memorial name: Shriver Memorial Window
Theme: David the Psalmist [CHU1903]
Signature:
Documentation: [CHU1903]
Designer: Edward Peck Sperry [CK1904]
Memorial details: Walter Shriver (6 Jul 1827 - 5 Aug 1902) [INSCRIPTION, CHU1903, LC1903, FINDAGRAVE, NYTR1902]
Donor:
Date: Being prepared, Mar 1903 [CHU1903]
Unveiled Easter Sunday, 12 Apr 1903 [LC1903]
Lancets: 3 [CHU1903]
Inscription: Lord I have loved the habitation of thine house // 1827 In loving memory of Walter Shriver 1902 // And the place where thine honor dwelleth [PHOTO]
Category: David
Comment: Calvert & Kimberly were contracted to make the window [CK1904, DEDUCED]

References

A2Z2004: From Abyssinian to Zion, A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship, David W. Dunlap (2004, p. 210)
CHU1902: The Churchman (28 Mar 1903, p. 433)
CHU1903: The Churchman (8 Nov 1902, p. 584)
CK1904: Calvert & Kimberly leaflet, "O Ye Heavens and the Earth Praise Ye the Lord" (1904)
DEDUCED: Deduced from other information
FINDAGRAVE: Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information
INSCRIPTION: Inscription on item
LC1903: The Living Church (28 Mar 1903, p. 760)
NYS1899: New York Sun (2 Nov 1899, p. 7)
NYT1899A: New York Times (30 Oct 1899, p. 7)
NYT1899B: New York Times (2 Nov 1899)
NYTR1902: New York Daily Tribune (7 Aug 1902, p. 9)
ORG: Organization
PHOTO: Photo of item
WIKI: Wikipedia

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