Set of Six Tall Brass Candlesticks

Title

Set of Six Tall Brass Candlesticks

Subject

Candlesticks
Touro Synagogue - Interior

Description

These are good examples of the quality which can be achieved in casting decorative objects. Each candlestick is composed of fourteen parts which fit together like a precision puzzle. The structural issues we dealt with were only minor – refitting of the four-legged sections atop the columns.

"On the tall graceful candlesticks on the ba lustrades in front of the Ark and on the Bimah the following wording is engraved in Hebrew: "The gift of the young man, Enoch, son of Joseph to the synagogue of the Holy Congregation Yeshuat Israel in the year 5525." "Enoch Lyon-1766" is engraved in English on the back." [Rabbi Lewis, pg. 283]

Source

Enoch Lyon

Date

1766 (Hebrew Date 5525)

Identifier

TS-0010

Files

Six-Tall-Brass-Candlesticks.jpg

Citation

“Set of Six Tall Brass Candlesticks,” Colonial Jewish Newport, accessed March 29, 2024, https://aojd.omeka.net/items/show/10.