Hanukkah Lamp
Artist
Artist Unknown
Date1750
MediumBrass: repoussé, cut and engraved
Dimensionsheight and width: 18 1/2 × 13 in. (47 × 33 cm)
ClassificationsMetal
Credit LinePurchased in memory of Hannah P. and B. Elmo Scoggin with funds from the bequest of Hannah P. Scoggin
Object number2021.6
On View
On view1750; probably by descent to unidentified German Jewish family, Hartford, CT, late 19th century; [Aron Berger, New York]; Gideon Finkelstein, Belgium, ca. 2000; [Finkelstein Sale, Pierre Bergé & Associés, Paris, February 1, 2021, no. 16]; sold to NCMA, 2021. Published ReferencesJudaica: The Finkelstein Collection (auction catalogue) (Paris: Pierre Bergé & Associés, 2021, no. 16), illus. (color) 61.
Accessed online: https://www.pba-auctions.com/en/lot/111277/14112045
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–present. Object Rights Statement
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Alessandro Doria
Knife: 1751–1761, per mark; Shield: probably last half of 18th century
