Hanukkah candelabra
The shape corresponds to that indicated by the master's stamp, presumably a late series production.
Stamp below the hanging: "IGA 1758". Object numbers applied on the reverse
Hanukkah candelabra in the shape of a bench. Back and side panels with ornamental curved carving. A hole in relief at the top centre for hanging. The surface in the centre decorated. Drip tray attached at the bottom on four feet. Eight-burner oil bench on three feet for placing in the drip tray. The shamash (the ninth lamp for lighting) is missing.
Numbered orders "AB 6176" (Altonaer Museum), "M. 13" (Society for Jewish Folklore)
[creator not known here] | [provenance gap] | n.d. Isaac Blum n.d. | n.d. Gesellschaft für Jüdische Volkskunde, donation | 1913 Museum für Völkerkunde Hamburg, loan | [provenance gap] | n.d. Altonaer Museum, n.d. | 1991 Museum für Völkerkunde Hamburg, transfer | 2017 Museum am Rothenbaum Hamburg (MARKK), renamed
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MUSEUM AM ROTHENBAUM (MARKK)
Kulturen und Künste der Welt
Rothenbaumchaussee 64
20148 Hamburg
Germany