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Five Wine Cups for Passover Seder

Artist Ludwig Yehuda Wolpert Israeli-American, born Germany, 1900–1981

Datecirca 1964

MediumSilver, glass

DimensionsH. (each) 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)

ClassificationsGlass

Credit LineGift of Drs. Abram and Frances Pascher Kanof

Object numberG.80.8.1/a-e

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ProvenanceCreated New York, ca. 1964; collection of the artist, Tobe Pascher Workshop, The Jewish Museum, New York; Dr. and Mrs. Abram Kanof, New York, later Raleigh, NC, ca. 1964; given to NCMA, 1980.Published ReferencesAbram Kanof, Jewish Ceremonial Art and Religious Observance (New York: Abrams, 1969), 146, illus. (b-w) fig. 134.
Exhibition HistoryNew York, NY, The Jewish Museum, "Contemporary Ceremonial Art" (installation of Jewish Museum's collection, with additional loans), 1965-[1970s?].

New York, NY, The Jewish Museum, "Ludwig Yehuda Wolpert: A Retrospective," March 31 - August 8, 1976, then traveling, no. 45 (as Passover Cups).

Asheville, NC, Asheville Art Museum, "Modern Ceremonial Art in the Judaic Tradition" (NCMA traveling exhibition), December 11, 1997-March 7, 1998.

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