Spice Container

Artist Unknown

Dateprobably mid-19th century

MediumSilver

DimensionsH. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm)

ClassificationsMetal

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Shavitz of Greensboro, North Carolina

Object number2005.19

On View

On view

ProvenanceCreated Galicia [present day Poland or Ukraine], probably mid-19th century. Private collection, United States; [Yerachmiel Hirschler, Bnei Brak, Israel, and unnamed partner(s)]; [William Gross, Tel Aviv, 2005]; sold to NCMA, 2005.
Published References"New Acquisitions, New Look for the Judaic Art Gallery," Preview: The Magazine of the North Carolina Museum of Art (July/August 2006), briefly discussed and illus. (color) 6.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–present. Object Rights Statement

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