Hanukkah Menorah

Artist:German

Medium: Silver-plate

Geograhical Locations:

• Germany

Dates:ca. 1820

Dimensions: 14 1/2 x 16 x 4 in. (36.8 x 40.6 x 10.2 cm)

Collections:

• Decorative Arts and Design

Exhibitions:

• Tree of Paradise: Jewish Mosaics from the Roman Empire

Accession Number: 49.228.3

Image: CUR.49.228.3.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Hanukkah Menorah, wrought silver-plate, candelabrum type Menorah with fluted columnar shaft on square pedestal. Base is domed and banded with gadrooning. There are eight branching candle arms, with cylindrical candleholders and a circular supporting discs. Neo-classical design. Condition: Fair. One branch broken off and repaired by the Brooklyn Museum Conservation Laboratory in March 1950. Same arm repaired by Cliff Silver Company in 1974. Servitor missing.

Brooklyn Museum