Tiffany Census

St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Brooklyn, New York City, New York

Note: the text in the square brackets ([...]) are a short form of references which have been used to deduce the corresponding information.
The meaning of the site and item attributes is explained in the glossary.

Site Id:	2.1.17
Rating:	Nothing
Other name(s):	Mission for Today Holy Tabernacle Church; New York City Church of Christ
Address:	306 Sixth Avenue
Location:	Brooklyn, New York City, New York 11215, USA
Lat/Lng:	40.6722, -73.98065
Tiffany 1910:	Page 14
Duncan 1980:	Page 203
Tiffany 1897:	Page 12
Tiffany 1893:	Not listed
Tiffany 1886:	Not listed
Completeness:	High
Building status:	Extant
Building date:	1896 [EAGLE1896B, EAGLE1896C, EAGLE1896D]
Architect:	LB Valk & Sons [WEB]
Also of interest:	1896 reredos painting, "Christ in the Temple", by Joseph Lauber [EAGLE1896B]

Site Items

2.1.17.1:	Schieren Memorial Window: Cross and Cherubs Heads (1896) (Removed)
2.1.17.2:	mosaic and marble pulpit (1896) (Removed)
2.1.17.3:	Luckenbach Memorial Lectern: mosaic and marble lectern (1896) (Removed)
2.1.17.4:	Luckenbach Memorial Altar: mosaic and marble altar (1896) (Removed)

Item 2.1.17.1

Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status:	Removed [FONT2026]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Schieren Memorial Window
Theme:	Cross and Cherubs Heads [TIFF1897, TIFF1910, DUNC1980]
	The Triumph of the Passion of Christ [EAGLE1896A, NYTR1896]
Tiffany 1910:	Page 14
Duncan 1980:	Page 203
Tiffany 1897:	Page 13
Signature:
Other documentation:	[EAGLE1896A, EAGLE1896B, EAGLE1896C, EAGLE1896D, NYT1896, NYTR1896]
Designer:	Agnes Northrop [LOC1896]
Memorial details:	Mary Louise Schieren (22 Nov 1871 - 14 Feb 1881) [EAGLE1896B, EAGLE1896D, EAGLE1896A, NYT1896, BRSU1896, NYTR1896, INSCRIPTION]
Donor:	her parents, Charles Adolph Schieren and Mary Louise Bramm Schieren [EAGLE1896B, EAGLE1896D, EAGLE1896A, NYT1896, BRSU1896, NYTR1896, FINDAGRAVE]
Date:	Dedicated 15 Nov 1896 (with building) [EAGLE1896C, EAGLE1896D, BRSU1896]
Size:	27" high x 93" wide [FONT2026]
Lancets:	3 separate panes, each is 1 [PHOTO]
Inscription:	Holy Holy Holy // In Memory of / Marie Louise Schieren // For of such is the Kingdom of Heaven // Born November 22 1871 / Died February 14 1881 [PHOTO, EAGLE1896A, LOC1896, MOBIA2012]
Category:	Ornamental
Location:	chancel [EAGLE1896B, EAGLE1896D, EAGLE1896A, NYT1896]
History:	For sale at Fontaine's Auction, 7 Feb 2026, passed [FONT2026]
Comment:	The window was in place by May 1896 but the building itself was not ready by then [EAGLE1896A, NYTR1896]

Item 2.1.17.2

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Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status:	Removed [TGM2017]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:
Description:	mosaic and marble pulpit [EAGLE1896B, EAGLE1896D]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Other Tiffany documentation:	Tiffany Mosaic 1896 lists the pulpit [TIFFM1896]
Signature:
Other documentation:	[EAGLE1896B, EAGLE1896D]
Designer:
Memorial details:
Donor:	Women's Home and Foreign Missionary Society [EAGLE1896D]
Date:	Dedicated 15 Nov 1896 (with building) [EAGLE1896C, EAGLE1896D]
Inscription:
History:	Removed from church when it was sold in 1949, unknown what then happened to pulpit [TGM2017]

Item 2.1.17.3

Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status:	Removed [TGM2017]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Luckenbach Memorial Lectern
Description:	mosaic and marble lectern [EAGLE1896B, EAGLE1896D]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Other Tiffany documentation:	Tiffany Mosaic 1896 lists the lectern [TIFFM1896]
Signature:
Other documentation:	[EAGLE1896B, EAGLE1896D]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Harry Lewis Luckenbach (28 Mar 1879 - 10 Feb 1892) [EAGLE1896B, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	his aunt, Henrietta ("Hattie") Weber (Mrs. Edward) Luckenbach [EAGLE1896D, FINDAGRAVE]
Date:	Dedicated 15 Nov 1896 (with building) [EAGLE1896D]
Inscription:
History:	Removed from church when it was sold in 1949, unknown what then happened to lectern [TGM2017]

Item 2.1.17.4

Glossary (of terms) and References (as found in square brackets [...])

Status:	Removed [TGM2017]
Confidence:	High
Memorial name:	Luckenbach Memorial Altar
Description:	mosaic and marble altar [EAGLE1896B, EAGLE1896D]
Tiffany 1910:	Not listed
Duncan 1980:	Not listed
Tiffany 1897:	Not listed
Other Tiffany documentation:	Tiffany Mosaic 1896 lists the altar [TIFFM1896]
Signature:
Other documentation:	[EAGLE1896B, EAGLE1896D]
Designer:
Memorial details:	Harry Lewis Luckenbach (28 Mar 1879 - 10 Feb 1892) [EAGLE1896B, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	his parents, Lewis Luckenbach and Mary E. Frey Luckenbach [EAGLE1896D, FINDAGRAVE]
Date:	Dedicated 15 Nov 1896 (with building) [EAGLE1896D]
Inscription:
History:	Removed from church when it was sold in 1949, unknown what then happened to altar [TGM2017]

References

BRSU1896:	Brooklyn Standard Union (13 Nov 1896, p. 5)
DUNC1980:	Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980)
EAGLE1896A:	Brooklyn Daily Eagle (22 May 1896, p. 4)
EAGLE1896B:	Brooklyn Daily Eagle (13 Sep 1896, p. 11)
EAGLE1896C:	Brooklyn Daily Eagle (14 Nov 1896, p. 3)
EAGLE1896D:	Brooklyn Daily Eagle (16 Nov 1896, p. 7)
FINDAGRAVE:	Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information
FONT2026:	Fontaine's, Fine & Decorative Art (7 Feb 2026, lot 31)
INSCRIPTION:	Inscription on item
LOC1896:	Library of Congress (ca. 1896, item 2011649757, photographic print)
MOBIA2012:	Louis C. Tiffany and the Art of Devotion (MOBIA), Patricia C. Pongracz (ed.) (2012, p. 174-175)
NYT1896:	New York Times (25 Apr 1896, p. 5)
NYTR1896:	New York Daily Tribune (23 May 1896, p. 14)
PHOTO:	Photo of item
TGM2017:	Tiffany's Glass Mosaics, Kelly A. Conway and Lindsy R. Parrott (mosaic list compiled by Morgan T. Albahary) (2017, p. 229)
TIFF1886:	Announcement in American Architect and Building News, Tiffany Glass Company (6 Feb 1886)
TIFF1893:	Chicago Exposition booklet, Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (1893)
TIFF1897:	A List of Windows: And Extracts from Letters & Newspapers, Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (1897)
TIFF1910:	A Partial List of Tiffany Windows, Tiffany Studios (1910)
TIFFM1896:	Glass Mosaic, Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (1896)
WEB:	Some general webpage, e.g. for deducing biographical or genealogical information