Tiffany
Windows
The
three lancets that comprise the RESURRECTION triptych
were commissioned in 1894 by Mrs. Josephine Louise Newcomb in
memory of her daughter, Harriot Sophie Newcomb. It tells the story
of Easter morning when, having found an empty tomb, Mary Magdalene
runs to tell the Apostles of her discovery. On the way, she meets
the risen Christ who tells her not to touch Him, but to continue
her journey and tell His disciples He has returned to them. They
were originally located behind the altar of the chapel at Newcomb
College's Washington Avenue campus. When the College moved to
its present location in 1918, the windows were removed from their
casings and put into storage. The original chapel was razed in
1954. The RESURECTION triptych has been installed in
Woodward Way of the Woldenberg Art Center at Newcomb College.
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RESURRECTION,
c. 1894.
Executed by the artists and artisans of the Tiffany Glass
and Decorating Company.
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Detail
of left lancet
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Detail
of right lancet
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The SUPPER
AT EMMAUS triptych was commissioned one year after the RESURRECTION
triptych by Mrs. Newcomb's closest friend and counselor, Mr. Frank
Walter Callender. Based on a painting by Rembrandt of the same
subject matter, the triptych illustrates the story of the risen
Christ mistaken for a fellow traveler by the disciples Simon,
Paul, and Cleophas. It is not until they prepare for the evening
meal that they realize they are in the presence of their Lord.
The location of the SUPPER triptych was opposite the
RESURRECTION triptych in the original chapel of Newcomb
College's Washington Avenue campus. When the College sold this
property to the Baptist seminary and moved to its present location
in 1918, the windows were removed from their casings and put into
storage. The original chapel was razed in 1954. The SUPPER
AT EMMAUS triptych is installed in Woodward Way of the Woldenberg
Art Center at Newcomb College.
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SUPPER
AT EMMAUS, c.1895.
Executed by the artists and artisans of the Tiffany Glass
and Decorating Company.
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Detail
of left lancet
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Detail
of right lancet
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KING
DAVID and ST. CECAELIA: were purchased in 1894 by
Mrs. Newcomb as the memorial windows to Mrs. Newcomb's husband,
Warren and her mother, Mary Sophie LeMonnier. They are permanently
installed in the Myra Clare Rogers Chapel on the College's Uptown
campus.
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One
year later the GOOD SAMARITAN was installed across
from the LeMonnier/Newcomb memorial windows. It is purchased
by two of Mrs. Newcomb's nephews by marriage for their deceased
brother, and Mr. Newcomb's namesake, Warren Smith Newcomb.
It resides in the Myra Clare Rogers Chapel on the College's
Uptown campus.
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ROSE
WINDOW was completed in 1896 and installed at the same
time as the SUPPER triptych. Composed in interlocking
Celtic knots, the central medallion bears the initials HSN,
denoting Harriot Sophie Newcomb, Mrs. Newcomb's dearly adored
daughter for whom the College was founded. It is located
in the west wall of the Myra Clare Rogers College's Uptown
campus.
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In 1903, Tulane University planned construction
of a new University library with funds donated in honor of Frederick
W. Tilton. Mrs. Tilton. Her family purchased the ART &
LITERATURE windows to adorn the Tilton Hall lobby; they
reside there to this day.
