Objects

Seder mug

The Seder glass in the form of a mug was intended for drinking Pejsachówka during the Pesach Seder feast. Pejsachówka was a kosher, strong, dry vodka usually made from plums, popular among Polish Jews. The surface of the glass is decorated with vertical bands arranged alternately: wider – concave, smooth – and narrower – in the form of adjacent small cusps in the form of pyramids.

The item was purchased for Lublin Open Air Village Museum in 1987 from a resident of Ostrów Lubelski (Lubartów County, Lubelskie Province).

Pesach is one of the oldest and most important Jewish holidays. It falls on the first spring full moon and commemorates the liberation of the Jews from Egyptian slavery. If their financial situation allowed it, Jewish families possessed a separate set of dishes used only once a year, precisely on the occasion of Pesach. This glass probably belonged to such a set.

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Information about the object
Author / creator
unknown
Object type
handicrafts
vessel
Place of creation
Poland (Europe)
Technique
pressing
Material
glass
Keywords
Copyright status
the object is not protected by copyright law
Owner
The Lublin Open Air Village Museum
Identification number
MWL/11296