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TIFFANY
NAVE WINDOWS
Trinity Episcopal Church
389 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY
Trinity
Episcopal Church - Official Website
(online Jan. 21)
An excellent, inexpensive brochure on the windows is
available in the church
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Designer: |
Tiffany Glass Company |
| 1887 installation | |
| 1887 installation | |
| 1888 installation | |
| 1897 installation | |
| 1887 installation | |
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Style: |
Opalescent |
St. Cecelia ....... St. Cecelia - Tiffany takes the scene from a 16th century Raphael painting, The Ecstasy of St. Cecelia (right, above) ... St. Cecilia is the patron saint of music. Made in 1887 by Tiffany Studios, St. Cecelia holds a row of organ pipes. This is the earliest Tiffany window in Trinity, perhaps in Buffalo (1887). Four details below:  St. Cecelia detail #1  St. Cecelia detail #2 - Mary Magdalene and St. Cecelia ... Note opalescent glass ... Hand painted faces  St. Cecelia detail #3 - Saint John the Apostle and Saint Augustine  St. Cecelia detail #4 - Calista F. Phelps commissioned the window in honor of her husband Orson, who died in 1870. Orson Phelps was an engineer who assisted with the Welland Canal and the Erie Canal locks at Lockport. The family of Livingston Fryer made restoration of the window possible in 1968. |
Christ Restoring Sight to the Blind Christ Restoring Sight to the Blind Matthew 9:27-31 Produced
by Tiffany in 1887, this window shows a sad story Christ heals
a man of blindness and, at the same time, enlightens his
soul. ... The
blind man and his female companion represent Dr. Sylvester Mixer and
his daughter Mary. In 1876, Mary Mixer died in a train wreck near
Ashtabula, Ohio. Her father went to the site to retrieve the body and
was shaken by the horrible sight of the wreck. Mary's body was never
found. ... Annie Mixer, Mary's sister,
died in infancy and is pictured as a
winged cherub surrounded by Easter lilies.
... Mary E. Knowlton Mixer commissioned the window in 1886
as a memorial to
her husband and daughters.
.... Six details below:
 Christ Restoring Sight to the Blind detail # 1 - Annie Mixer, Mary's sister, died in infancy and is pictured as a winged cherub surrounded by Easter lilies.  Christ Restoring Sight to the Blind detail # 2  .............
Christ Restoring Sight to the Blind detail #3  Christ Restoring Sight to the Blind detail # 4 -  Christ Restoring Sight to the Blind detail #5 -  Christ Restoring Sight to the Blind detail # 6 -  Christ Restoring Sight to the Blind detail #7 - Predella |
The
Calling of Matthew The Calling of Matthew ... Iconography: Matthew ... A Tiffany window of 1888 shows Matthew, the tax collector, with his bag of coins, ink well and open scroll. Jesus invites him to trade his rich furnishings and house slippers, and follow him on a rough road. ... Given as memorial to James D. Sheppard, " the father of music in Buffalo," who brought the first piano to this region in 1827. ... Three details below:  The Calling of Matthew detail #1 - Jesus ... Combining stained glass techniques, the shades in Jesus' robes were painted with oxides, the marble walls are opalescent glass, and rows of glass nuggets decorate the lower part  The Calling of Matthew detail #2 - Matthew  The Calling of Matthew detail #3 - Matthew ... Hand painted face, the rest opalescent |
Archangels Raphael and Gabriel  Archangels Raphael and Gabriel This window was installed in 1897, the last in the "new" Trinity Church and is an excellent example of pieces designed by Frederick Wilson for Tiffany Glass Company. ... Four details below:  Archangels Raphael and Gabriel detail #1 - On the left, Raphael, the chief guardian angel for pilgrims, is dressed as a traveler, in sandals and carrying a staff, pink water container and flaming torch. By tradition, it was he who appeared to the shepherds.  Archangels Raphael and Gabriel detail #2 - All the folds in this drapery glass are three-dimensional ... Hand painted face, the rest opalescent  Archangels Raphael and Gabriel detail #3 - Hand painted foot, the rest opalescent  Archangels Raphael and Gabriel detail #4 - Gabriel on the right, appears as God's messenger in both the Old and New Testaments. he carries a winged scepter, lilies and a banner with the Latin words of the annunciation "Ave Maria." |
The
Annunciation The Annunciation Produced by a Tiffany artist in 1887, the window resembles the work of Florentine Renaissance painters ... Stained glass techniques are mixed: the angel's robes are painted with enamels; nuggets of glass decorate the frame ... Iconography: Annunciation ... Five details below:  The Annunciation detail #1 - Seraph  The Annunciation detail #2 - Three circles represent the Trinity - the name of this church  The Annunciation detail #3 - Dove  The Annunciation detail #4 - Gabriel  The Annunciation detail #5 - Mary |