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Kiddush Cup from a Synagogue in Lublin
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Kiddush cups are used for the ritual blessing over wine. This one, partially made of gold, was crafted in Nuremberg, Germany, and was used in a synagogue in Lublin, Poland. The engraved plant and…

Contributor:

Michael Müllner

Places:

Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire (Nuremberg, Germany)

Date:

Early 17th Century

Subjects:

Ritual object, Ritual & observance, Food and drink, Sabbath, Art

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Ritual Objects, Prayer & Liturgy
Cup engraved with floral motifs.
Mazal Tov Eliyahu Ezra Challah Cover
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This beautiful, embroidered challah cover was made in Jerusalem around the year 1890 as a gift of thanks to “the gentlelady Mazal Tov Eliyah Ezra.” It is signed at the bottom by a mother and daughter…

Contributor:

Sarah and Miriam Yellin

Places:

Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine (Jerusalem, Israel)

Date:

ca. 1890

Subjects:

Art, Ritual object, Sabbath, Food and drink, Muslim-Jewish relations

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Ritual Objects, Dress & Adornment
Embroided cloth with domed building in center, surrounded by Hebrew and Arabic text, and flowers in each corner.
Kiddush Cup and Wine Carafe
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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…

Contributor:

Daniel Henriques de Castro

Places:

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Date:

ca. 1860

Subjects:

Sephardic, Art, Sabbath, Ritual object, Crafts

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Decorative Arts, Ritual Objects
Glass cup and carafe with designs and Hebrew text etched on the outside.