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This silver kiddush cup is believed to have belonged to Judah Loew. Known as the Maharal of Prague, Judah Loew ben Bezalel spent twenty years as rabbi in Moravia, moving in 1573 to the Bohemian…
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Artist Unknown
Places:
Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
ca. 1600
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This kiddush cup and wine carafe by the master glass engraver Daniel Henriques de Castro displays his delicate technique, known as stippling. Though it is most common for kiddush cups, used for the…
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Daniel Henriques de Castro
Places:
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date:
ca. 1860
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This gold, repoussé, punched, and engraved goblet was used for kiddush (the ritual sanctification of the Sabbath over wine) in the home of the Speyers, a prominent and wealthy family in the Jewish…
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Artist Unknown
Places:
Frankfurt am Main, Holy Roman Empire (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
Date:
Early 18th Century