Torah Finials (London)

William Spackman

1719

Finials with many layers of branches with bells and topped with crowns.
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William Spackman

17th Century–18th Century

William Spackman was a silversmith in London. Active between 1703 and 1726, he produced ceremonial objects for London’s Jewish community in the style favored by Dutch silversmiths.

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Early Modern Visual and Material Culture

1500–1750

Early modern Jewish visual culture flourished, with illuminated manuscripts, ornate synagogues, and portraiture alongside increasing non-Jewish interest in Jewish customs and greater Jewish self-representation.

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