I had misjudged my opportunity to go see the Tiffany windows at the First Presbyterian Church in Topeka, Kansas, so wound up seeing them on a mad dash. However, they were absolutely stunning, so I’m glad I made the effort to run in and see them.
The 10 windows were unveiled in 1911, a gift of Josephine Brooks in honor of her late husband Jonathon.
They were designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany, who came to Topeka to see the 1884 church before making his proposals. He sent watercolor sketches for approval before proceeding with his creations.
The outside gives no hint of the glories found within!
The cover photo is Christ Blessing the Children (Matthew 19:14).
The First Landscape Window, based on the opening verse of Psalm 42, which begins “As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.”
The Baptism of Jesus(Matthew 3:17).
The Second Landscape Window: Based on Psalm 23, which begins “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.”
The Medallion Windows contain medallions which have different ecclesiastical symbols.
A close-up of the Medallion Window, where you can see clearly why they are sometimes called “Jeweled” windows.
The Call of Matthew (Matthew 9:13).
The largest window over the balcony is The Ascension (Luke 24:50-51). It’s washed out in the center, but the picture gives shape to what it’s like inside! The window one of the largest examples of a Tiffany church window in existence at about 13 ¼ feet by 18 feet.
The Rose Window is not a Tiffany. It dates from 1935 and was a gift of the Menninger Bible Classes.
Jesus and Nicodemus (John 3:2).
Christ and the Valiant Woman (Proverbs 31:28).
The Star of David Window is the only full stained glass window remaining from the original church built in 1884.
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