Hanukkah lamp, c. 1760
Rotger (Rudiger) Herfurthexpand_more
Silverexpand_more
The Eloise and Elliot Kaplan Endowment for Judaicaexpand_more 2008.2.1a,b
On View in Gallery 362expand_more
In 1711 the Jewish ghetto of Frankfurt was destroyed by fire, prompting a resurgence of Jewish ceremonial art commissions. Roger Herfurth, a Christian silversmith, was uniquely positioned to take advantage of this demand, creating more than thirty documented works of ceremonial art for Jewish patrons. His Hanukkah lamp design features a chest-shaped container for oil, a solid back plate ornamented with repoussé shells and scrolls surrounding a Temple menorah, and rampant lions flanking a crowned cartouche. This form became so popular that it was replicated well into the 19th century and is still referred to as the "Frankfurt type."
Details
- Title
- Hanukkah lamp
- Artist Life
- 1722–1776
- Role
- Silversmith
- Accession Number
- 2008.2.1a,b
- Provenance
- Mrs. Rebecca Davidowitz, New York; (Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, Jewish Ritual Silver and other Hebraica, March 31, 1954, Lot 321); Jakob Michael; (Manson & Woods International, New York, October 25-26, 1982, Lot 126); Dick Janger, Chicago; (Sotheby's New York, Important Judaica, December 19, 2007, Lot 79); MIA purchased at 2007 Sotheby's auction, accessioned in 2008.
- Curator Approved
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