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Sabbath Lamp

Artist Georg Gerstner German, active from 1708

DateFirst quarter of the 18th century

MediumBrass, copper alloy, and iron

Dimensionsw/o ratchet: H. 24 in. (61 cm) x Diam. 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm)
Ratchet: 22 1/16 in. (56.1 cm)

ClassificationsJewelry

Credit LinePurchased in memory of Hannah P. and B. Elmo Scoggin with funds from the bequest of Hannah P. Scoggin

Object number2021.9/a-k

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ProvenanceCreated Nuremburg, Germany, early 18th century. Acquired from an unknown source by Rabbi and Mrs. Leonard C. Mishkin, Chicago, probably 1951; [Michelle Vishny, Chicago]; William L. Gross, Tel Aviv, early 1980s; Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, sold to NCMA, 2021.Published ReferencesWalter Stengel, “Die Merkzeichen der Nürnberger Rotschmiede,” in Mitteilungen aus dem Germanischen Nationalmuseum (1918–1919), no. 69d.

Herman P. Lockner, “Die Merkzeichen der Nürnberger Rotschmiede,” in Journal (Forschungshefte) of the Bavarian National Museum, vol. 6 (Munich: Deutscher Kunstverlag, 1981), no. 1140.Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–May 19, 2025. Object Rights Statement

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