- 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.
Information may change as a result of ongoing research.