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Kiddush ("sanctification") is a short ceremony involving the recitation of a prayer over a cup of wine during the evening beginning the Sabbath and other holidays. It is said by the master of the house in the presence of the entire family, immediately after returning from the synagogue, before the evening meal, and repeated the following morning. The prayer consists of two blessings: one over wine, the other over the Sabbath or another holiday. Specially designed chalices or cups are used to perform kiddush.

The goblet from the collection of the Vistula Museum in Kazimierz Dolny has a circular base, with the upper part divided horizontally in the form ofstrike-slip faults, it is supported by a quatrefoil pedestal. The baluster-shaped stem is wider in the middle, decorated at the top with a stripe with stylised acanthus leaves. The cup is pear-shaped, with a rolled edge. The base, stem and cup are decorated with a point ornament with floral-geometric motifs.

The item was purchased for the collection of the Museum of Goldsmithing Art (a branch of the Vistula Museum in Kazimierz Dolny) in 1986.