Bauska Holy Spirit Evangelical Lutheran Church

The code in the Cultural heritage register – 2976

Address: Plūdoņa iela 13A, Bauska, Latvia

Time of origin: 1625-1675

Place of origin: Latvia

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

Dimensions: height – 100 cm, diameter – 100 cm

Unconfirmed data suggest that the chandelier may have been purchased from a House of Blackheads in Riga. The branches of the chandelier depict a man's head reminiscent of a black man, possibly St. Mauritius profile. This unexplored opinion gave reason to believe that the chandelier was purchased at a blackhead’s home.

Literature and sources:

1. Bauskas Sv. Gara baznīca. 1594 –1994. Novads nr. 7. Informatīvais biļetens. Bauska, 1993, p. 28-29
2. Latvijas PSR kultūras pieminekļu saraksts. Riga: GADA, 1969, p. 284
3. Latvijas PSR vēstures un kultūras pieminekļu saraksts. Riga: Avots, 1984, p. 207