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This candle reflector is made of repoussé brass, engraved and punched. The three candle holders are set into a frame decorated with flowers and leaves.
Contributor:
Artist Unknown
Places:
Lvov, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Lviv, Ukraine)
Date:
1642
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This Persian carpet, manufactured between 1600 and 1630, was later used for a reader’s desk and desk cover in the Portuguese Synagogue in The Hague, Netherlands.
Contributor:
Artist Unknown
Places:
The Hague, Dutch Republic (The Hague, Netherlands)
Date:
1600–1726
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This Sabbath lamp, cast in silver in Frankfurt am Main, was originally commissioned for a private home. It was made by Johann Valentin Schüler, a craftsman who also produced many other Jewish ritual…
Contributor:
Johann Valentin Schüler
Places:
Frankfurt am Main, Holy Roman Empire (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
Date:
1680–1720
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This rare example of an eighteenth-century American snuff box made of gold may have been made by its goldsmith Myer Myers in honor of the opening of a new Masonic lodge in New York. The cover of the…
Contributor:
Myer Myers
Places:
New York, British America and the British West Indies (New York City, United States of America)
Date:
1770