Tiffany Chapel
28°36′03″N 81°21′04″W / 28.600791°N 81.351174°W
The Tiffany Chapel is a
Description
Created in a
History
In 1893 the then-800 square feet (74 m2) chapel was installed as a showpiece in the Manufacturers and Liberal Arts Building at the 1893 Exposition.[1][4] Tiffany reportedly said that "his was a chapel in which to worship art."[3] Visited by 1.4 million people it was greatly admired, brought international attention to Tiffany, and won 54 awards.[4]
After the fair, it was disassembled and placed in storage. In 1898, Celia Whipple Wallace (1833-1916) purchased the chapel for $50,000 for it to be installed in the
After a fire in 1957 that had destroyed the main building, the remnants of the chapel were in disrepair. They were headed for destruction when Jeannette G. and Hugh F. McKean came to Laurelton Hall to recover its windows and architectural elements for the Morse Museum in Winter Park.[2] They tracked other parts of the chapel that had been sold and repurchased them, so that the elements of the chapel could be reunited. After an extensive renovation the restored Tiffany Chapel became accessible to the public in 1999. Most of the items are original including the windows, columns, arches, decorative moldings, the altar floor, as well as most furnishings.[2] Non-original parts such as the walls, ceilings, and the floor of the nave are redesigned following descriptions of the installation at Laurelton Hall.
See also
- Willard Memorial Chapel
- Wade Chapel
References
Notes
- ^ a b "Tiffany's Rare 1893 Chapel Opens at the Morse Museum" (Press release). Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art. August 30, 1999. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
- ^ a b c d e "Tiffany Chapel". Morse Museum. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
- ^ a b Bishop, Phillip E. (April 17, 1999). "Tiffany Chapel Returns to Light". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
- ^ a b c Hardison, Dan (May 2005). "A Chapel of Glass". The Episcopal Church and Visual Arts. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
- ^ "A Tiffany Chapel in Florida". Mosaic Art and Glass Art. September 5, 2007. Retrieved January 16, 2011.