Hanukkah Lamp
This Hanukkah lamp consists of an elaborate backplate with highly embossed flowers and leaf motifs. Silver lamps from the Netherlands are very rare, few having survived the Second World War. The choice of material and elaborate ornamentation suggests that the lamp was made for a wealthy and established Jewish patron, most likely that of Spanish and Portuguese origin.
Artwork Details
- Title: Hanukkah Lamp
- Maker: Johannes van der Lely (Dutch, Leeuwarden 1674–1750)
- Date: 1706
- Culture: Dutch, Leeuwarden
- Medium: Silver
- Dimensions: 12 3/16 × 10 1/4 in. (31 × 26 cm)
- Classifications: Judaica, Metalwork-Silver
- Credit Line: Purchase, Manda and Albert Kalimian Gift, in honor of Sabrina and Daniel Kalimian, 2025
- Object Number: 2025.585
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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