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Spice Box for Habdalah Service

Medium: Silver
Possible Place Made: Berlin, Germany
Dates: ca. 1820-1830
Dimensions: 8 3/4 x 2 5/8 x 2 5/8 in. (22.2 x 6.7 x 6.7 cm)
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 49.228.13
Credit Line: Purchased with funds given by Herman Mendes
Image: Overall, 49.228.13_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Silver filigree tower-form hexagonal spice box (b'somim for Habdalah service). Body pierced with scrolls and surmounted by an arcaded belfry enclosing a small bell beneath a coniform spire with pennant, the incurvate stem engraved with simulated masonry. Condition: Good.

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