Tiffany Census

University of Mississippi, Ventress Hall, Oxford, Mississippi

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:	25.3.1
Rating:	1 star
Address:	University Avenue
Location:	Oxford, Mississippi 38655, USA
Lat/Lng:	34.36543, -89.53367
Tiffany 1910:	Page 77
Duncan 1980:	Page 216
Tiffany 1897:	Page 48
Tiffany 1893:	Not listed
Tiffany 1886:	Not listed
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Tiffany 1897 and Tiffany 1910 list the site under "University P.O." rather than Oxford [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, ORG]
Completeness:	High
Building status:	Extant
Building date:	1889-1890 [OE1889A, JCL1889, DMA1890]
Architect:
Also of interest:

Site Items

25.3.1.1:

Soldiers Memorial Window (1890) (Extant)

Item 25.3.1.1

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Soldiers Memorial Window
Tiffany 1910:	Page 77
Duncan 1980:	Page 216
Tiffany 1897:	Page 48
Signature:
Other documentation:	[DMA1890, TGC1891]
Designer:
Memorial details:	University Greys [OE1889A, OE1889B, JCL1889, ANCH1905]
Donor:	Delta Gamma sorority(fraternity) and Alumni Association [OE1889A, ANCH1905]
Date:	Order placed 23 Jul 1889 [UMISS2008]
	Installed ca. Jun 1890 [KRR2024]
Size:	12' high x 9' wide [OE1889B]
Lancets:	3 [PHOTO, OE1889B]
Inscription:	TO THE BRAVE // CUM PIETATE / ALUMNORUM. / IN HONOR OF / THOSE WHO, WITH / ARDENT VALOR AND / PATRIOTIC DEVO- / TION IN THE CIVIL / WAR SACRIFICED / THEIR LIVES IN DE- / FENCE OF PRINCI- / PLES INHERITED FROM / THEIR FATHERS, AND / STRENGTHENED BY / THE TEACHINGS OF / THEIR ALMA MATER, / THIS MEMORIAL IS LOVINGLY DEDICATED. [PHOTO]
Category:	War Memorial
Location:	above main staircase [ORG]
Cost:	$506.50 [TGC1891]
	$500 [DMA1890]
Restoration:	Restored 2011-2012 by Pearl River Glass Studio [ORG]

References

ANCH1905:	The Anchora of Delta Gamma (Nov 1905, Vol. XXII, No. 1, p. 8)
DMA1890:	Daily Memphis Avalanche (10 Mar 1890, p. 2)
DUNC1980:	Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
JCL1889:	Jackson Clarion-Ledger (18 Apr 1889, p. 1)
KRR2024:	"Not Built By Hands, Made By Memory And Devotion": Tiffany's Confederate Memorial Windows, Kayli Reneé Rideout (2024, p. 32)
OE1889A:	Oxford Eagle (18 Apr 1889, p. 3)
OE1889B:	Oxford Eagle (23 May 1889, p. 3)
ORG:	Organization
PHOTO:	Photo of item
TGC1891:	Tiffany Glass Company bill (property of University of Mississippi) (Jul 1891)
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)
UMISS2008:	The University of Mississippi: A Pictorial History, Gerald W. Walton (2008, p. 17-18)