Letter from James Hickie to Leo Pitassi

Letter

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Verostko Center for the Arts

Name/Title

Letter from James Hickie to Leo Pitassi

Entry/Object ID

2021.1.736

Description

Letter from Rev. James Hickie to Leo Pitassi, acknowledging delivery of the stained glass windows for St. Anne Catholic Church, Bristol, VA.

Collection

Pitassi Stained Glass Studio Collection

Cataloged By

Weaver, Jonah

Letter Details

Letter Date

Sep 28, 1937

Sender

Name

James Hickie

Address

St. Anne's Rectory, Bristol, VA

Addressee

Name

Leo Pitassi

Address

5345 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA

Transcription

Transcription

St Anne's Rectory Bristol Virginia Sept 28, 1937 Mr. A. L. Pitassi Pittsburgh Pa Dear Mr. Pitassi, I am glad to say the windows arrived safely & are already installed. They are real beauties & arrived up to your high standard of workmamship and skill. There is another party who would like to acquire a window in honor of "our Lady of Perpetual Help." What emblem would you suggest? However we already have one of "Mary the Pierced Heart" works on gospel side. They want it in body of church & that only leaves the "Key." That is very appropriate where already places next to the confessional. What are your emblems for "Little Flower St Therese" & also "St. Cecilia" going to be? I told these people I would write you the above & get you ideas same? [page 2] Mr. Pitassi wouldn't you like to donate some little thing to the church? Ours is a small little parish of not more than some two hundred souls. The "Holy Ghost" & "St. Cecilia" windows are in vestibule. Over the main door & also over the vestibule door are five little sections of cathedral chamber glass - shouldn't these also be of same quality of glass & same color as [unintelligible] proper effect? You might ask Fr Michael for dimensions thy are about 12 in middle 38. Each one is of different size & smaller than the other. Also ask Fr Michael to give you the size of the large window in choir & give me an apporximate figure of cost. I have no prospect yet it is no idle need[?] to be able to quote a price Let me hear from you. Sincerely Yours, J. P Hickie P.S. If you have any [unintelligible] matter about stained glass I would like to get some for personal information J. PH

Transcriber

Weaver, Jonah

Created By

jonah@weaverphoto.com

Create Date

October 17, 2025

Updated By

jonah@weaverphoto.com

Update Date

October 17, 2025