Hendrik Kramer
Torah Finials

MakerDutch, 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)
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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Object Type
Provenance[The Halpern Judaica Collection: Tradition and Treasure, Part I, Sotheby's, New York, December 15, 2022, Sale N10971, Lot 120]; purchased by MFAH, 2023.
Inscriptions, 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.

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