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Synagogue Hanukkah Lamp
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This Hanukkah lamp from Poland is made from brass and would likely have been placed near the Torah ark in a synagogue. An engraved and cast eagle sits above a domed cupola, representing gratitude and…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Poland)

Date:

17th Century

Subjects:

Ritual object, Hanukkah, Synagogue, Ritual & observance, Politics

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Ritual Objects, Decorative Arts
Nine-branched candelabrum with small carved eagle on top and crown shape on base.
Hanukkah Lamp
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This brass Hanukkah lamp is thought to have been used in the First Mill Street Synagogue of Congregation Shearith Israel, which opened in New York in 1730 and was located on present-day South William…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

New York City, British America and the British West Indies (New York, United States of America)

Date:

1730

Subjects:

Ritual object, Hanukkah, Ritual & observance, Holidays, Synagogue

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Ritual Objects, Decorative Arts
Oil lamp with row of eight cups on the bottom and scallop-shaped decorations.