Chauchefoin & Cie
Torah Finials

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Torah Finials
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MakerParis, active 1859–1865
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Torah Finials
Datec. 1860
MediumSilver-gilt
DimensionsOverall (each): 18 1/4 in. (36.8 cm) height
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Lu Ann and Morton Katz
Object number2023.608.A,.B
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
111 Herzstein Gallery
On view

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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marks on underside of each finial and on bottom of .B handle.
Sticker label on interior of .B handle: RM-06

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

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Pair of Torah Finials
Charles Hougham
Pair of Torah Finials
1790
Sterling silver and silver-gilt
2022.227.A,.B
Torah Crown
Torah Crown
mid 18th century
Silver and silver-gilt
2022.228
Torah Finials
Hendrik Kramer
Torah Finials
1756
Silver and silver-gilt
2023.35.A,.B
Overall
Acanthus Torah Finials
late 19th–early 20th century
Silver gilt
2023.606.A,.B
Pair of Torah Finials
Georg Zeiller
Pair of Torah Finials
1825
Silver and silver-gilt
2023.29.2.A,.B
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Torah Finials
mid–late 19th century
Silver
2023.612.A,.B
Torah Finials
Torah Finials
Second half of 19th century
Silver, gilding, turquoise and red semi-precious stones
2023.33.A,.B
Torah Finial
Torah Finial
c. 1830-1840
Silver and silver-gilt
2023.31
Hanukkah Lamp
Hanukkah Lamp
1865
Silver and silver-gilt
2023.28
Wrapper for a Torah Case
Wrapper for a Torah Case
late 19th-early 20th century
Gilt embroidery and application on maroon cotton velvet, gilt fringes
2023.18
Torah Crown
Torah Crown
Late 18th-early 19th century
Silver, silver-gilt and paste stones
2023.30
Torah Mantle
Torah Mantle
19th century
Velvet and gilt-metal thread
2023.37