Main Chandelier
Title
Main Chandelier
Subject
artifact
Touro Synagogue - Interior
Furniture and Fixtures
Description
"The center [main] one, a twelve branched candelabra, was a gift Qf Jacob Pollock. in 1769. An unusual feature of this candelabra is what appears to be four monks heads which can be dearly seen in the center stem." [Rabbi Lewis, pg. 284]
Perhaps the most celebrated object in the sanctuary, the core, candle cups and drip plates are made of cast brass, and the arms of cast bronze. The uppermost element of the core was cast in the 1960s, and bears the stamp of Touro member Ben Helfner. Restoration of the object was done by Newmans, Ltd. in the early 1990s and in 2005-06.
Creator
unknown
Source
Jacob Pollock of Newport
Date
1769
Contributor
Jacob Pollock, Newport, RI
Format
PhysicalObject
Identifier
TS-0001
Files
Collection
Citation
unknown, “Main Chandelier,” Colonial Jewish Newport, accessed April 20, 2024, https://aojd.omeka.net/items/show/4.