Shabbat hanging lamp
Gregorius van der Toorn
(Dutch, born in 1715)
1768
Medium/TechniqueGilded silver
DimensionsHeight x diameter: 100 × 28.6 cm (39 3/8 × 11 1/4 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo, in support of the Center for Netherlandish Art
Accession number2021.332a-d
On View
Not on viewClassificationsRitual objects
ProvenanceLate 18th or early 19th century, probably taken to Antwerp for Sephardic Dutch-Portuguese use. 20th century, kept by the Beth Moshe Synagogue, Antwerp [see note]; 1965, sold by the Beth Moshe Synagogue to Bernard Finkelstein, Antwerp; by descent to his son, Gideon Finkelstein, Antwerp and Raanana, Israel; 2021, sold by Gideon Finkelstein, through Kedem Auction House, Jerusalem, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 16, 2021)
NOTE: The Beth Moshe synagogue was built in Antwerp between 1910 and 1913. Because a 1981 terrorist attack on the building destroyed its historical records, it is unknown precisely when and how the synagogue came into possession of the hanging lamp. In 1965, the synagogue sold certain items, including this lamp, to raise funds.
NOTE: The Beth Moshe synagogue was built in Antwerp between 1910 and 1913. Because a 1981 terrorist attack on the building destroyed its historical records, it is unknown precisely when and how the synagogue came into possession of the hanging lamp. In 1965, the synagogue sold certain items, including this lamp, to raise funds.
about 1300-1350 and 1541
about 1410–20
19th century
19th century
