Sabbath Set: two candlesticks, Kiddush cup, salt dish, bread knife, Hallah tray
Artist
Moshe Zabari
Israeli, born 1935, active in the United States 1961–1988
Datedesigned 1963
MediumCandlesticks, cup, and dish: silver: fabricated and pierced
Tray: walnut and silver
Knife: steel, walnut, and silver
Dimensionsheight, width, and depth (Candlesticks [each]): 7 × 3 1/4 × 3 1/4 in. (17.8 × 8.3 × 8.3cm)
height, width, and depth (Salt cellar): 1 3/8 × 3 1/4 × 3 1/4 in. (3.5 × 8.3 × 8.3 cm)
height, width, and depth (Cup): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (8.3 × 7 × 7 cm)
height, width, and depth (Knife): 5/8 × 1 × 12 1/2 in. (1.6 × 2.5 × 31.8 cm)
height, width, and depth (Tray): 7/8 × 15 1/8 × 7 1/4 in. (2.2 × 38.4 × 18.4 cm)
height, width, and depth (Salt cellar): 1 3/8 × 3 1/4 × 3 1/4 in. (3.5 × 8.3 × 8.3 cm)
height, width, and depth (Cup): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (8.3 × 7 × 7 cm)
height, width, and depth (Knife): 5/8 × 1 × 12 1/2 in. (1.6 × 2.5 × 31.8 cm)
height, width, and depth (Tray): 7/8 × 15 1/8 × 7 1/4 in. (2.2 × 38.4 × 18.4 cm)
ClassificationsMixed Media
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Abram Kanof
Object numberG.75.33.1/a-f
On View
Not on viewProvenanceDesigned 1963, New York; collection of the artist, Tobe Pascher Workshop, The Jewish Museum, New York; Drs. Abram and Frances Pascher Kanof, Raleigh, NC; given to NCMA, 1975.
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Alessandro Doria
Knife: 1751–1761, per mark; Shield: probably last half of 18th century