Hanukkah Lamp
Artist
Artist Unknown
Date1750
MediumBrass: repoussé, cut and engraved
Dimensionsheight and width: 18 1/2 × 13 in. (47 × 33 cm)
ClassificationsMetal
Credit LinePurchased in memory of Hannah P. and B. Elmo Scoggin with funds from the bequest of Hannah P. Scoggin
Object number2021.6
On View
On viewCollections
1750 [1]; probably by descent to unidentified German Jewish family, Hartford, CT, late 19th century; [Aron Berger, New York]; Gideon Finkelstein, Belgium, ca. 2000 [2]; [Finkelstein Sale, Pierre Bergé & Associés, Paris, February 1, 2021, no. 16]; sold to NCMA, 2021.
[1] Per inscription.
[2] According to Gideon Finkelstein, “The Butzbach Chanuka lamp was bought by me approximately 20 years ago from a New York dealer by the name of Aron Berger. The lamp was brought to the United States by a Jewish family of German origin who immigrated to Hartford, Connecticut in the 19th century. The Chanukia was used by them for many years and sold by one of their descendants.” (E-mail. G. Finkelstein to Michael Scheinowitz, January 12, 2021.)
Alessandro Doria
Knife: 1751–1761, per mark; Shield: probably last half of 18th century
