Hanukkah Lamp

Artist Unknown

Date19th century

MediumSilver: filigree, cast

Dimensions9 1/2 x 12 1/2 x 4 7/16 in. (24.1 x 31.8 x 11.3 cm)

ClassificationsMetal

Credit LineGift of Sam Ruby and Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Ruby

Object numberG.75.16.2/a-b

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ProvenanceCreated Poland, 19th century. The Jewish Museum, New York; deaccessioned and sold to NCMA, 1975.Published ReferencesAbram Kanof, A Guide to the Judaic Art Collection of the North Carolina Museum of Art (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 1996), cat. no. 31, pp. 18, 42-43, illus. (b-w) 42.

Exhibition HistoryMartinsville, VA, Lynwood Community Arts Center, "Judaic Ceremonial Art," August 26-September 26, 1977.

New Bern, NC, Temple B'nai Sholem, "Art in the Churches and Synagogue," October 2, 1977.

Greensboro, NC, Weatherspoon Gallery of Art, "Thirty-eight Judaic Art Items," October 20-November 6, 1977.

Portsmouth, VA, Church of the Resurrection, "Judaic Traveling Exhibition II," November 2-December 5, 1977. Object Rights Statement

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