Tiffany Census

Highland Cemetery, Starkweather Memorial Chapel, Ypsilanti, Michigan

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:	23.11.1
Rating:	1 star
Address:	943 N. River Street
Location:	Ypsilanti, Michigan 48198, USA
Lat/Lng:	42.25542, -83.61021
Tiffany 1910:	Page 75
Duncan 1980:	Page 215
Tiffany 1897:	Page 46
Tiffany 1893:	Listed
Tiffany 1886:	Not listed
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Tiffany 1897 and Tiffany 1910 only list "Ornamental Windows", and in particular, do not give any memorial names [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Completeness:	High
Building status:	Extant
Building date:	1889 [YC1889]
Architect:	George D. Mason [WIKI]
Also of interest:

Site Items

23.11.1.1.a:	Newberry Memorial Window: ornamental window (1889) (Extant)
23.11.1.1.b:	Weed Memorial Window: ornamental window (1889) (Extant)
23.11.1.1.c:	Pierce Memorial Window: ornamental window (1889) (Extant)
23.11.1.1.d:	ornamental windows (1889) (Extant)

Item 23.11.1.1.a

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Newberry Memorial Window: ornamental window

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO, LARUE2021]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Newberry Memorial Window
Description:	ornamental window [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 75
Duncan 1980:	Page 215
Tiffany 1897:	Page 46
Signature:
Other documentation:	[PORT1891]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Rhoda Phelps Newberry (1793-1877) and John Stoughton Newberry (18 Nov 1826 - 2 Jan 1887) [PORT1891, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	her daughter / his sister, Mary Newberry Starkweather [PORT1891]
Date:	In place when building completed, 1889 [LARUE2021]
Lancets:	3 [PHOTO, LARUE2021]
Inscription:
Category:	Ornamental
Location:	apse [LARUE2021]
Comment:	The lower half of the window has been replaced, and in particular, any inscription panel that might have existed has been lost [LARUE2021, DEDUCED]

Item 23.11.1.1.b

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Weed Memorial Window
Description:	ornamental window [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 75
Duncan 1980:	Page 215
Tiffany 1897:	Page 46
Signature:
Other documentation:	[PORT1891]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Ira Mason Weed (14 Jan 1804 - 30 Nov 1871) [INSCRIPTION, PORT1891, FINDAGRAVE]
	and also Caroline Dutton Weed (19 Feb 1809 - 30 Jul 1887) [INSCRIPTION, MS2023, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	Mary Newberry Starkweather [PORT1891]
Date:	In place when building completed, 1889 [LARUE2021]
Lancets:	2 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	GLORIA IN EXCELSIS DEO // IN MEMORY / OF / IRA M WEED / D D // AND / CAROLINE / HIS WIFE / 1804 1871 [PHOTO, MS2023]
Category:	Ornamental
Location:	north side [LARUE2021]

Item 23.11.1.1.c

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Pierce Memorial Window: ornamental window

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Pierce Memorial Window
Description:	ornamental window [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 75
Duncan 1980:	Page 215
Tiffany 1897:	Page 46
Signature:
Other documentation:	[PORT1891]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Rev. John Davis Pierce (18 Feb 1797 - 5 Apr 1882) [INSCRIPTION, PORT1891, FINDAGRAVE, LARUE2021]
Donor:	Mary Newberry Starkweather [PORT1891]
Date:	In place when building completed, 1889 [LARUE2021]
Lancets:	2 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	IN / MEMORY / OF // JOHN D. PIERCE / D D / 1800 1882 [PHOTO]
Category:	Ornamental
Location:	south side [LARUE2021]

Item 23.11.1.1.d

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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 75
Duncan 1980:	Page 215
Tiffany 1897:	Page 46
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date:	In place when building completed, 1889 [LARUE2021]
Inscription:
Category:	Ornamental

References

DEDUCED:	Deduced from other information
DUNC1980:	Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
FINDAGRAVE:	Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information
INSCRIPTION:	Inscription on item
LARUE2021:	Barry LaRue, personal communication (3-4 Feb 2021)
MS2023:	Michael Surdyk, personal communication (19 May 2023)
PHOTO:	Photo of item
PORT1891:	Portrait and Biographical Album of Washtenaw County, Michigan (1891, p. 196)
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)
WIKI:	Wikipedia
YC1889:	Ypsilanti Commercial (6 Dec 1889, p. 5)