| Site Id: |
33.51.9 |
| Rating: |
1 star |
| Other name(s): |
Church of the Saviour |
| Address: |
3723 Chestnut Street |
| Location: |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA |
| Lat/Lng: |
39.9557, -75.19809 |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 101 and 103 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 221 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 59 |
| Tiffany 1893: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany 1886: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany/Duncan comment: |
Tiffany 1910 lists the church twice [TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Completeness: |
High |
| Building status: |
Extant |
| Building date: |
1903 [PI1903, CENS1992] |
| Architect: |
Charles M. Burns [ORG] |
| Comment: |
The previous building on the same site was destroyed by fire, 17 Apr 1902 [PI1902] |
| Also of interest: |
Montgomery Memorial Window, "Christ Knocking on the Door" by Church Glass and Decorating Company [CENS1992] |
|
Paul Memorial Window, "Christ as the Good Shepherd" by Church Glass and Decorating Company [CENS1992] |
|
1907 Farr Memorial Window, "Ascension", designed by T.W. Bladen and made by Gorham Company [CENS1992, CHU1907A] |
|
1907 Smith Memorial Window, "Adoration of the Magi", by Gorham Company [CENS1992, CHU1907B] |
|
Smith Memorial Window, "Nativity", by Gorham Company [CENS1992] |
|
Bosbyshell Memorial Window, "Bust of Boy Christ", by Horace J. Phipps & Co. [CENS1992] |
|
1910 Garrett Memorial Window, "Christ before Pilate", by Willet Stained Glass Studios [CENS1992] |
| See also: |
Church Glass and Decorating Company Census |
| Status: |
Likely destroyed [DEDUCED] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Williams Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
Christ Healing Peter's Wife's Mother [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 101 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 221 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Page 59 |
| Signature: |
|
| Other documentation: |
[PI1897, PR1897, NYT1897, CHU1897] |
| Designer: |
Frederick Wilson [PI1897, PR1897] |
| Memorial details: |
Cornelia Bailey Williams (16 Jan 1827 - 16 Jul 1889) [CHU1897, FINDAGRAVE] |
| Donor: |
her husband, Dr. Edward Higginson Williams [CHU1897, FINDAGRAVE] |
| Date: |
Exhibited Feb 1897 [NYT1897] |
|
Unveiled Easter Sunday, 18 Apr 1897 [PI1897, PR1897] |
| Inscription: |
To the glory of God, and in loving memory of Cornelia Bailey Williams. Entered into rest, July 16, 1889 [CHU1897] |
| Category: |
Christ Healing |
| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Drexel Memorial Window (Biddle Memorial Window) |
| Theme: |
The Baptism [TIFF1910, DUNC1980] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Page 103 |
| Duncan 1980: |
Page 221 |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
TIFFANY / NEW YORK [CENS1992] |
| Other documentation: |
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| Designer: |
|
| Memorial details: |
Anthony J. Drexel (13 Sep 1826 - 30 Jun 1893) [CENS1992, FINDAGRAVE] |
| Donor: |
his grandson, Livingston Ludlow Biddle [CENS1992, FINDAGRAVE] |
| Date: |
ca. 1903 to 1906 [CENS1992] |
| Size: |
9' high x 5' wide [CENS1992] |
| Lancets: |
1 [PHOTO, CENS1992] |
| Inscription: |
"THE GREATEST OF THESE IS CHARITY." / IN LOVING MEMORY OF / 1830 - ANTHONY J. DREXEL - 1893 / FROM L.L.B. [PHOTO, CENS1992] |
| Category: |
Baptism |
| Tiffany/Duncan comment: |
Tiffany 1910 calls this the Biddle Memorial Window because Mr. Biddle was the donor [TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED] |
| Comment: |
There is a mismatch between the birth date of Drexel in the inscription and from other sources [CENS1992, DEDUCED] |
| Census Id: |
L1 |
| CENS1992: |
Census of Stained Glass Windows in America, R. Brown and H. Schlack (1 May 1992) |
| CHU1897: |
The Churchman (10 Jul 1897, p. 61) |
| CHU1907A: |
The Churchman (9 Feb 1907, p. 215) |
| CHU1907B: |
The Churchman (13 Apr 1907, p. 553) |
| DEDUCED: |
Deduced from other information |
| DUNC1980: |
Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980) |
| FINDAGRAVE: |
Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information |
| NYT1897: |
New York Times (27 Feb 1897, Saturday Review of Books and Arts, p. 5) |
| ORG: |
Organization |
| PHOTO: |
Photo of item |
| PI1897: |
Philadelphia Inquirer (29 Mar 1897, p. 2) |
| PI1902: |
Philadelphia Inquirer (18 Apr 1902, p. 2) |
| PI1903: |
Philadelphia Inquirer (6 Apr 1903, p. 16) |
| PR1897: |
Philadelphia Record (29 Mar 1897, p. 3) |
| 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) |
