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Silver Hanukkah Lamp
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This Hanukkah lamp was made in Nuremberg, Germany, where it was characteristic in the eighteenth century for Hanukkah lamps to include a parchment with the blessings for lighting. At the time, however…

Contributor:

Matheus Staedlein

Places:

Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire (Nuremberg, Germany)

Date:

1716–1735

Subjects:

Ritual objects, Ritual & observance, Holidays, Hanukkah, Family

Categories:

Ritual Objects, Decorative arts
Silver oil lamp with row of eight cups below, carving of shell on top, and Hebrew inscription.