Hanukkah Lamp, Copper alloy: cast and silver-plated, late 19th-early 20th century
Object Name:
Hanukkah Lamp
Place Made:
Germany (?)
Date:
late 19th-early 20th century
Medium:
Copper alloy: cast and silver-plated
Dimensions:
16 1/4 × 15 3/4 × 6 7/16 in. (41.3 × 40 × 16.4 cm)
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Harry G. Friedman
Accession Number:
F 1589

Not On View

The delicate, flowing lines that make up the arms and shaft of this lamp are hallmarks of Art Nouveau. The screws used in the candleholders and shaft are standardized in the metric system, thereby indicating a European origin. The eagle finial, however, has an inch-standard screw, and it is therefore a later replacement. Two lamp parallels have flame finials, which would place the lamp among the group of German and German-related lamps with flames.

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