Objects

Hanukkah lamp made of embossed silver sheet metal. It has a rectangular base with eight oil holders, supported on four feet, and a decorative backplate with an irregular shape. A narrow bar is attached to the lamp above the base with two pivot hinges. Eight rotund vases are screwed to the bar. The rim of the backplate is decorated with convex ornaments in the shape of ogees and acanthus leaves. In the centre, there is a representation of the Tablets of the Law supported by lions standing on their hind legs and topped with a large hoop crown. An additional vase (shammash) is attached to the top right part of the backplate, and a spouted jug for oil is placed on the left side.

Two hallmarks are punched on the surface of the base: the goldsmith’s monogram: KW inscribed in an oval, and the Austrian state hallmark for third standard silver from the years 1872–1921 with an illegible assay office mark.

The item was purchased for the collection of the National Museum of Przemyśl from the Sandomierz branch of the Desa enterprise in 1979.