Photo © Israel Museum, Jerusalem, by Elie Posner |
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Hanukkah lamp made of glass beads
Jerusalem ca. 1900 Glass beads, colored; cotton thread; iron wire; glass bowls Inscribed in Hebrew: “To kindle the Hanukkah light” [blessing over the lights] H: 34.4; W: 38.3 cm The Feuchtwanger Collection, purchased and donated by Baruch and Ruth Rappaport, Geneva Accession number: HF 0393 ; 118/659 |
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Publications: Shachar, Isaiah, Jewish Tradition in Art: The Feuchtwanger Collection of Judaica, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 1981 Digital presentation of this object was made possible by: The Ridgefield Foundation, New York, in memory of Henry J. and Erna D. Leir |
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