Artist:
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Rotger (Rudiger) Herfurth
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Title:
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Hanukkah lamp
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Date:
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c. 1760
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Medium:
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Silver
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Dimensions:
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7 x 8 3/4 x 3 1/8 in. (17.78 x 22.23 x 7.94 cm)
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Credit Line:
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The Eloise and Elliot Kaplan Endowment for Judaica
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Location:
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Gallery 362
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In 1711 the Jewish ghetto of Frankfurt was destroyed by fire, prompting a resurgence of Jewish ceremonial art commissions. Roger Herfurth, a Christian silversmith, was uniquely positioned to take advantage of this demand, creating more than thirty documented works of ceremonial art for Jewish patrons. His Hanukkah lamp design features a chest-shaped container for oil, a solid back plate ornamented with repoussé shells and scrolls surrounding a Temple menorah, and rampant lions flanking a crowned cartouche. This form became so popular that it was replicated well into the 19th century and is still referred to as the "Frankfurt type."
Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Herfurth, Rotger (Rudiger)
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Role:
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Silversmith
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Life Dates:
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German, 1722-1776
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Mark and Label on back, partial label, in red: [15C?]; stamped on bottom front of back section and on lamp compartm
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Classification:
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Judaica
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Physical Description:
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back has openwork design with lions flanking a cartouche with a menorah; light incised lattice design on top of lamp compartment cover; tiny lions on domed feet
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Creation Place:
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Europe, Germany, , , Frankfurt
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Accession #:
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2008.2.1a,b
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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