Menorah
DesignerDesigned by
Joel A. Rosenthal(American, born 1943)American, born 1943
Design house
JAR(Paris, founded 1977)Paris, founded 1977
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Menorah
Datedesigned 2017, made 2025
MediumSilver, bronze, aluminum, enamel, diamonds and gold
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Rosalyn and Barry Margolis, Judy and Kenneth Margolis, and Judy and Rodney Margolis
Object number2025.732
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
111 Herzstein Gallery
On view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Exhibition HistoryThe first version shown at the Jewish Museum of Rome in a 2017 joint exhibition with the Vatican, “Menorah: Worship, History, Legend.”
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
[JAR/Paris]
Catalogue raisonnéNone
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Unknown Indonesian
c.1890
Gold alloy, rubies, sapphires, and diamonds
2004.2266.1,.2
Unknown Indonesian
c. 1890
Repousse gold, rubies, sapphires, diamonds, and gold leaf
2004.2256
Unknown Indonesian
Late 19th–early 20th Century
Gold alloy, bronze alloy, rubies, diamonds, and garnets
2004.2262