| Status: |
Removed [STREETVIEW, DEDUCED] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Jerome Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
Return of the Soul [CONG1920, PHOTO] |
| Description: |
On one of the panels is represented the sunrise, at which time Lieutenant Jerome was killed& the second, his soul rising into the great spaces beyond the clouds& and the third, a French village with woods and trees similar to the one where his body is buried [CONG1920] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Not listed |
| Duncan 1980: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
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| Other documentation: |
[CONG1920, JERO1920] |
| Designer: |
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| Memorial details: |
Gilbert Nelson Jerome (15 Nov 1889 - 11 Jul 1918) [INSCRIPTION, CONG1920, JERO1920, YALE1920, SS1920, FINDAGRAVE] |
| Donor: |
his mother, Elizabeth Maude Jerome [INSCRIPTION, CONG1920, JERO1920] |
| Date: |
Dedicated 4 Jan 1920 [CONG1920, YALE1920] |
| Size: |
bottom right panel 47" high x 35.25" wide [ORG_NEW] |
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bottom center panel 54" x 55" (frame) [FONT2025] |
| Lancets: |
2 x 3 [PHOTO, CONG1920] |
| Inscription: |
O death where is they sting // Death is swallowed up in victory // O grave where is thy victory // *** // Lt. / Gilbert Nelson Jerome, Aviator, U.S.A. / Gave his life in battle for the service of humanity / July 11, 1918, France / Given in glorious memory, by his mother / Elizabeth Maude Jerome // First Scout Executive of New Haven [PHOTO, DEDUCED] |
| Category: |
Return of the Soul; War Memorial |
| History: |
The bottom right panel was donated to the New Haven Museum in 2016 (SITE:8.23.16) [ORG_NEW] |
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The bottom center panel sold at Fontaine's Auction, 31 May 2025, for $35000 [FONT2025] |
| Same as item: |
Bottom right panel is 8.23.16.1 |
| CONG1920: |
The Congregationalist and Advance (19 Feb 1920, p. 249) |
| DEDUCED: |
Deduced from other information |
| DUNC1980: |
Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980) |
| FINDAGRAVE: |
Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information |
| FONT2025: |
Tiffany Studios: Masterworks In Glass, Fontaine's Auction (31 May 2025, lot 62) |
| INSCRIPTION: |
Inscription on item |
| JERO1920: |
Lieutenant Gilbert Nelson Jerome, Elizabeth Maude Jerome (1920) |
| NRHP1983: |
National Register of Historic Places, Jack A. Gold (1983) |
| ORG_NEW: |
Organization that is new owner |
| PHOTO: |
Photo of item |
| SS1920: |
The Springfield Student (19 Feb 1920, p. 1) |
| STREETVIEW: |
Google StreetView |
| 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) |
| YALE1920: |
The Yale Alumni Weekly (9 Jan 1920, p. 382) |
