Riga St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church

The code in the Cultural heritage register – 7374

Address: Skarnu iela 24, Riga, Latvia

Time of origin: 1766

Place of origin: Latvia

Material, Technique: bronze: casting, turning, cizeling, engraving

Dimensions: -

There is an inscription and coat of arms engraved on the ball of the chandelier: “Bernhard Tielman von Hűckelhaven // Eltester der grosen Gűlde // Und Frau Anna Elisabeth von Hűckelhaven // Gebohrne Hoffstein 1766”. Hűckelhaven family also donated a chandelier to Bikeri St. Catherine’s evangelical lutheran church in 1766. Bikeri St. Catherine’s and Riga St. John’s chandeliers are different. Very similar chandelier was made for Valmiera St. Simon’s evangelical lutheran church in 1767. It is likely that the chandeliers of these churches were made in the same workshop or same master.

Literature and sources:

1. Jānis Zīrups. Dievnams uz Bīskapa pils mūriem. Rīga: Rīgas Sv. Jāna ev.-lut. Draudie, 2002, p. 18-19
2. Latvijas PSR vēstures un kultūras pieminekļu saraksts. Riga: Avots, 1984, p. 274