'Ruth and Naomi' Figural Window from the Calvary Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, circa 1910

Name: TIFFANY STUDIOS
Brand: 'Ruth and Naomi' Figural Window from the Calvary Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, circa 1910
Price: 12000.00 USD
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised USD 15,120

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USD 20,000 - USD 30,000

Closed: 15 Mar 2023

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TIFFANY STUDIOS

'Ruth and Naomi' Figural Window from the Calvary Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, circa 1910

Price Realised USD 15,120

Closed: 15 Mar 2023

Price Realised USD 15,120

Closed: 15 Mar 2023

Details Lot Essay Related Articles More from

leaded glass, wood frame
80³⁄₄ in. (205.1 cm) high, 28 in. (71.1 cm) wide (sight)

Calvary Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia
Lillian Nassau, New York
John Lehrman, Woodmere, Long Island, acquired from the above, 1974
Jim Cope, Orange, Texas
Acquired from the above by the present owner, April 1978

“New Memorial Windows,” The New York Observer and Chronicle, New York, 7 July 1910, v. 89, no. 1, p. 20 (for a description of the presentation of this window and its counterpart)
Tiffany Studios, A Partial List of Tiffany Windows Designed and Executed by Tiffany Studios, New York, 1910, p. 103 (for a list of the windows of the Calvary Presbyterian Church)
A. Duncan, Tiffany Windows, New York, 1980, p. 221 (for a listing of this window)

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Lot Essay

This figurative window, created for the Calvary Presbyterian Church, of Philadelphia, was originally part of a two-opening square window dedicated to Anna Law Hubbel in 1910. It was originally the left-side window, depicting the scene of Naomi embracing her daughter-in-law Ruth. This scene is rendered after Philip Hermogenes Calderon's (1833-1898) painting , executed in 1886 and currently part of the collection of the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool (accession number WAG 114). The window was referenced in “New Memorial Windows,” an article from , v. 89, no. 1, July 7, 1910:

“The Tiffany Studios have been busy in Presbyterian churches recently. A memorial window made of their celebrated Tiffany Favrile glass has been presented to the Calvary Presbyterian Church, of Philadelphia.

It is a two-opening square window, having for its subject a scene from the life of “Ruth and Naomi.” A simple but picturesque Eastern landscape, especially attractive in its color scheme, forms a fitting setting for the subject. In the left opening are the figures of Naomi and her daughter-in-law, Ruth, embracing each other. The expressions on the faces and the feeling which existed between these two women have been wonderfully wrought out in the glass. The right panel shows the figure of Orpah taking leave of Naomi. The color scheme throughout the window is entirely in keeping with the subject. At the base of the window, in a simple ornamental treatment, is the inscription:

‘To the Glory of God
and in Loving Memory of
Anna Law Hubbell.’”