Tiffany Census

Beth Emeth Synagogue, Albany, 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:	3.2.6
Rating:	Nothing
Address:	Corner of Lancaster Street and S. Swan Street
Location:	Albany, New York 12210, USA
Lat/Lng:	42.65222, -73.76157
Tiffany 1910:	Page 19
Duncan 1980:	Page 203
Tiffany 1897:	Page 13
Tiffany 1893:	Not listed
Tiffany 1886:	Not listed
Completeness:	High
Building status:	Extant
Building date:	1887-1889 [ORG]
Architect:	Adolph Fleischman, with Isaac Perry [WIKI, ORG]
Comment:	Congregation moved to new building (SITE:3.2.7) in 1957 [ORG]
Also of interest:

Site Items

3.2.6.1.a:	Sporborg Memorial Window: Moses (1890) (Removed)
3.2.6.1.b:	Sporborg Memorial Window: ornamental window (1890) (Removed)
3.2.6.1.c:	Sporborg Memorial Window: ornamental window (1890) (Removed)

Item 3.2.6.1.a

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

Status:	Removed [ORG]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Sporborg Memorial Window
Theme:	Moses [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980, ORG]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 19
Duncan 1980:	Page 203
Tiffany 1897:	Page 13
Signature:
Other documentation:	[AA1890]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Joseph Sporborg [AT1890A, AT1890B]
Donor:	his wife and children [AT1890B]
Date:	Installed 1 Sep 1890 [AA1890]
	Unveiled 6 Sep 1890 [AEJ1890, AT1890B]
Lancets:	1 [AT1890A, AT1890B, ORG]
Inscription:
Category:	Moses
Location:	Swan Street side of the building [AT1890B]
History:	Moved in ca. 1957 to new building of congregation (SITE:3.2.7) [ORG]
Comment:	Transom represents the ark of the covenant and two cherubs with outstretched wings touch overhead [AT1890A, AT1890B]
Same as item:	3.2.7.1.a

Item 3.2.6.1.b

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

Status:	Removed [ORG]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Sporborg Memorial Window
Description:	ornamental window [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980, ORG]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 19
Duncan 1980:	Page 203
Tiffany 1897:	Page 13
Signature:
Other documentation:	[AA1890]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Joseph Sporborg [AT1890A, AT1890B]
Donor:	his wife and children [AT1890B]
Date:	Installed 1 Sep 1890 [AA1890]
	Unveiled 6 Sep 1890 [AEJ1890, AT1890B]
Lancets:	1 [AT1890A, AT1890B, ORG]
Inscription:
Category:	Ornamental
Location:	Swan Street side of the building [AT1890B]
History:	Moved in ca. 1957 to new building of congregation (SITE:3.2.7) [ORG]
Same as item:	3.2.7.1.b

Item 3.2.6.1.c

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

Status:	Removed [ORG]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Sporborg Memorial Window
Description:	ornamental window [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980, ORG]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 19
Duncan 1980:	Page 203
Tiffany 1897:	Page 13
Signature:
Other documentation:	[AA1890]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Joseph Sporborg [AT1890A, AT1890B]
Donor:	his wife and children [AT1890B]
Date:	Installed 1 Sep 1890 [AA1890]
	Unveiled 6 Sep 1890 [AEJ1890, AT1890B]
Lancets:	1 [AT1890A, AT1890B, ORG]
Inscription:
Category:	Ornamental
Location:	Swan Street side of the building [AT1890B]
History:	Moved in ca. 1957 to new building of congregation (SITE:3.2.7) [ORG]
Same as item:	3.2.7.1.c

References

AA1890:	Albany Argus (29 Aug 1890, p. 8)
AEJ1890:	The Albany Evening Journal (8 Sep 1890, p. 6)
AT1890A:	The Albany Times (2 Sep 1890, p. 3)
AT1890B:	The Albany Times (6 Sep 1890, p. 2)
DUNC1980:	Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
ORG:	Organization
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