Tiffany Census

United Presbyterian Church, Pottsville, 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:	33.55.1
Rating:	1 star
Other name(s):	First Presbyterian Church
Address:	214 Mahantongo Street
Location:	Pottsville, Pennsylvania 17901, USA
Lat/Lng:	40.68394, -76.19623
Tiffany 1910:	Page 106
Duncan 1980:	Page 221
Tiffany 1897:	Page 58
Tiffany 1893:	Not listed
Tiffany 1886:	Not listed
Completeness:	High
Building status:	Extant
Building date:	1874-1880 [ORG]
Architect:
Also of interest:	1914 Mortimer Memorial Window, "Let the Field Be Joyful Window", by Lamb Studios [PDR1914]

Site Items

33.55.1.1:	Kaercher Memorial Window: Angel of the Resurrection (1893) (Extant)
33.55.1.2:	Thompson Memorial Window: landscape (1914) (Removed)
33.55.1.3:	Derr Memorial Window: landscape (1920) (Removed)

Item 33.55.1.1

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Kaercher Memorial Window: Angel of the Resurrection

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

Status:	Extant [PHOTO]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Kaercher Memorial Window
Theme:	Angel of the Resurrection [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 106
Duncan 1980:	Page 221
Tiffany 1897:	Page 58
Signature:	not signed [ORG]
Other documentation:	[PDR1893]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Philip Carpenter Kaercher (29 Jul 1874 - 14 Aug 1891) [INSCRIPTION, PDR1893, FINDAGRAVE, WEB]
Donor:	his aunt, Mary A. Carpenter [PDR1893]
Date:	Installed ca. Sep 1893 [PDR1893]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	"AND THE DEAD IN CHRIST / SHALL RISE FIRST." // IN LOVING MEMORY / PHILIP C. KAERCHER / 1874 1891 [PHOTO, PDR1893]
Category:	Angel of Resurrection
History:	Originally located in Garfield Square (Second) Presbyterian Church, Pottsville, PA (SITE:33.55.3) [ORG]
	Moved to current location in 1968 when the churches merged [ORG]
Tiffany/Duncan comment:	Tiffany 1897 and Tiffany 1910 list the window under First (United) Presbyterian, but it was originally in Garfield Square (Second) Presbyterian (SITE:33.55.3) [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980, DEDUCED]
Same as item:	33.55.3.1

Item 33.55.1.2

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

Status:	Removed [RH2024A, RH2024B, WFMZ2024]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Thompson Memorial Window
Description:	landscape [NYS1913, PHOTO]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:	TIFFANY STUDIOS N.Y. 1913 [PHOTO]

Other documentation:	[NYS1913]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Heber S. Thompson (14 Aug 1840 - 9 Mar 1911) [INSCRIPTION, NYS1913, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:
Date:	Signature 1913 [SIGNATURE]
	Exhibited Dec 1913 [NYS1913]
	Installed Jan 1914 [ORG]
	Dedicated 18 Jan 1914 [ORG]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	"HO, EVERY ONE THAT THIRSTETH, COME YE TO THE WATERS." / IN MEMORIAM / HEBER S. THOMPSON / BORN AUGUST 14, 1840 / DIED MARCH 9, 1911 [PHOTO]
Category:	Landscape
History:	Window sold to the Allentown Art Museum (SITE:33.100.1) in 2024 [RH2024A, RH2024B]
	Window removed Oct 2024 [RH2024A, RH2024B, WFMZ2024]
Same as item:	33.100.1.1

Item 33.55.1.3

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

Status:	Removed [RH2024A, RH2024B, WFMZ2024]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Derr Memorial Window
Description:	landscape [PHOTO]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Signature:	TIFFANY STUDIOS N.Y. 1919 [PHOTO]

Other documentation:	[PDR1920]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Sarah Ann Sieger Derr (13 Jul 1834 - 14 May 1918) [INSCRIPTION, PDR1920]
Donor:	her son, Louis Derr [PDR1920]
Date:	Signature 1919 [SIGNATURE]
	Dedicated 7 Mar 1920 [PDR1920]
Lancets:	1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	"HE LEADETH ME BESIDE THE STILL WATERS" / IN LOVING MEMORY OF / SARAH ANN DERR / 1834 - 1918 [PHOTO, PDR1920]
Category:	Landscape
History:	Window sold to the Allentown Art Museum (SITE:33.100.1) in 2024 [RH2024A, RH2024B]
	Window removed Oct 2024 [RH2024A, RH2024B, WFMZ2024]
Comment:	There was a Tiffany landscape window, with a similar design, in memory of Louis Derr in Harvard Congregational Church, Brookline, MA (SITE:21.5.1) [DEDUCED]
Same as item:	33.100.1.2

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
NYS1913:	New York Sun (14 Dec 1913, p. 5)
ORG:	Organization
PDR1893:	Pottsville Daily Republican (19 Sep 1893, p. 4)
PDR1914:	Pottsville Daily Republican (18 Jun 1914, p. 4)
PDR1920:	Pottsville Daily Republican (8 Mar 1920, p. 7)
PHOTO:	Photo of item
RH2024A:	Republican Herald (13 Sep 2024)
RH2024B:	Republican Herald (16 Sep 2024)
SIGNATURE:	Signature on item
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
WFMZ2024:	WFMZ website (18 Oct 2024)