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Tiffany Census

McDowell Memorial Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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: 33.51.19
Rating: Unrated
Other name(s): Columbia Avenue Presbyterian Church; Macedonia Free Will Baptist Church
Address: 21st Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19121, USA
Lat/Lng: 39.97992, -75.16912
Tiffany 1910: Page 102
Duncan 1980: Page 221
Tiffany 1897: Page 61
Tiffany 1893: Not listed
Tiffany 1886: Not listed
Completeness: Low
Building status: Extant
Building date: 1891-1893 [CENS1993]
Architect: J.W. Shaw [CENS1993]
Comment: There might have been more Tiffany ornamental windows in the building [CENS1993]
The building was put on an at risk listing in 2011 [WEB]
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013 [NRHP2013]
The building was sold to developers in 2018 [WEB]
Also of interest:

Site Items

33.51.19.1: An Angel (Extant)
33.51.19.2: Our Saviour (Extant)
33.51.19.3: The Disputation in the Temple (Extant)
33.51.19.4.a: ornamental windows (Extant)
33.51.19.4.b: ornamental windows (Extant)
33.51.19.4.c: ornamental windows (Extant)
33.51.19.4.d: ornamental windows (Extant)

Item 33.51.19.1

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

Status: Extant [CENS1993]
Confidence: High
Memorial name:
Theme: An Angel [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 102
Duncan 1980: Page 221
Tiffany 1897: Page 61
Signature: none seen [CENS1993]
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date:
Size: 14' high x 3'5" wide [CENS1993]
Lancets: 1 [CENS1993]
Inscription: none [CENS1993]
Category: Angel
Location: gable [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Restoration: Restored 1987 [CENS1993]
Census Id: L201

Item 33.51.19.2

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

Status: Extant [CENS1993]
Confidence: High
Memorial name:
Theme: Our Saviour [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 102
Duncan 1980: Page 221
Tiffany 1897: Page 61
Signature: none seen [CENS1993]
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date:
Size: 12' high x 3'6" wide [CENS1993]
Lancets: 1 [CENS1993]
Inscription: none [CENS1993]
Category: Christ
Location: gable [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Restoration: Opalescent panel below Christ's feet replaced, 1987 [CENS1993]
Census Id: F201

Item 33.51.19.3

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

Status: Extant [CENS1993]
Confidence: High
Memorial name:
Theme: The Disputation in the Temple [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 102
Duncan 1980: Page 221
Tiffany 1897: Page 61
Signature: none seen [CENS1993]
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date:
Size: 14' high x 3'5" wide [CENS1993]
Lancets: 1 [CENS1993]
Inscription: none [CENS1993]
Category: Disputation in the Temple
Location: gable [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Restoration: Broken panels replaced with streaky glass, 1987 [CENS1993]
Census Id: R201

Item 33.51.19.4.a

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

Status: Extant [CENS1993]
Confidence: High
Memorial name:
Description: ornamental windows [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 102
Duncan 1980: Page 221
Tiffany 1897: Page 61
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date:
Lancets: 1 [CENS1993]
Inscription:
Category: Ornamental
Restoration: Some panels replaced, 1987 [CENS1993]
Census Id: L1

Item 33.51.19.4.b

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

Status: Extant [CENS1993]
Confidence: High
Memorial name:
Description: ornamental windows [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 102
Duncan 1980: Page 221
Tiffany 1897: Page 61
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date:
Lancets: 1 [CENS1993]
Inscription:
Category: Ornamental
Restoration: Some panels replaced, 1987 [CENS1993]
Census Id: L2

Item 33.51.19.4.c

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

Status: Extant [CENS1993]
Confidence: High
Memorial name:
Description: ornamental windows [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 102
Duncan 1980: Page 221
Tiffany 1897: Page 61
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date:
Lancets: 1 [CENS1993]
Inscription:
Category: Ornamental
Restoration: Some panels replaced, 1987 [CENS1993]
Census Id: R1

Item 33.51.19.4.d

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

Status: Extant [CENS1993]
Confidence: High
Memorial name:
Description: ornamental windows [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910: Page 102
Duncan 1980: Page 221
Tiffany 1897: Page 61
Signature:
Other documentation:
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:
Date:
Lancets: 1 [CENS1993]
Inscription:
Category: Ornamental
Restoration: Some panels replaced, 1987 [CENS1993]
Census Id: R100

References

CENS1993: Census of Stained Glass Windows in America, Jean M. Farnsworth, J. Milano and L. Wallace (27 Mar 1993)
DUNC1980: Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
NRHP2013: National Register of Historic Places, Emily T. Cooperman (2013)
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)
WEB: Some general webpage, e.g. for deducing biographical or genealogical information

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