MakerAttributed to
Hendrik Kramer (Dutch, 1710–1762)Dutch, 1710–1762
CultureDutch
Titles
- Torah Finials
Date1756
MediumSilver and silver-gilt
DimensionsOverall (.A): 19 3/16 × 5 9/16 × 4 1/2 in. (48.8 × 14.1 × 11.4 cm)
Overall (.B): 19 1/8 × 5 1/4 × 4 7/16 in. (48.6 × 13.4 × 11.3 cm)
Overall (.B): 19 1/8 × 5 1/4 × 4 7/16 in. (48.6 × 13.4 × 11.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Radoff Family
Object number2023.35.A,.B
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
111 Herzstein Gallery
On view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignInscriptions, Signatures and Marks
The staves are marked: assay mark [lion rampant in crowned shield]; maker's mark for Hendrik Kramer [HK in oval]; Amsterdam city mark [partial of Saint Andrew's Crosses]; date letter [W] for 1756.
The two internal cross-brace sections of each are marked: Hoorn city mark [horn hanging from a bow]; maker's mark [IH] possibly for Jan Hoep, probably as restorer; assay mark [lion rampant without crown in shield]; date mark [W] for 1807.
The two internal cross-brace sections of each are marked: Hoorn city mark [horn hanging from a bow]; maker's mark [IH] possibly for Jan Hoep, probably as restorer; assay mark [lion rampant without crown in shield]; date mark [W] for 1807.
Cataloguing data may change with further research.
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Second half of 19th century
Silver, gilding, turquoise and red semi-precious stones
2023.33.A,.B
late 19th-early 20th century
Gilt embroidery and application on maroon cotton velvet, gilt fringes
2023.18
