Stanford mosaic collection circa 1900-1913

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Stanford mosaic collection circa 1900-1913

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt5x0nf32d

Collection pertains to the design for mosaics to be installed in the Stanford Memorial Church and includes original oil paintings and watercolors; hand colored photographs of designs; photographs of design paintings and of the finished mosaics in the Church; and a workbook "Prezzo del lavoro Stanford" documenting the cost of the work on the mosaics. Many of the original paintings in the collection were executed by Antonio Paoletti. Some of the pieces in the collection document work rejected by Jane L. Stanford, including a design for the Church's facade.

5 Linear feet (5 boxes plus one oversize item)

eng,

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6657269

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

Related Entities

There are 3 Entities related to this resource.

Salviati & Co.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6hc1b8c (corporateBody)

Biographical/Historical Sketch The mosaics in the Memorial Church at Stanford University were designed and installed by the Venetian studio of Antonio Salviati & Company. From the guide to the Stanford mosaic collection, circa 1900-1913, (Department of Special Collections and University Archives) ...

Stanford University. Memorial Church

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6pk4x11 (corporateBody)

Construction of Memorial Church began in 1899 and the church was dedicated in 1903. After being partially destroyed in the 1906 earthquake, the church was rebuilt and opened again in 1913. The first pastor of the church was Heber Newton, who was followed by Rev. David Charles Gardner (1902-1936). Rev. D. Elton Trueblood (1936-1945), Rev. George J. Hall (1946-1947), Rev. Robert M. Minto (1947-1948; 1950-1973), Rev. Paul C. Johnston (1949-1950), and Robert McAfee Brown (1972-1973) also served the ...

Paoletti, A.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6hr6d9b (person)