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

MainChandlier_Newman_TSInterior.jpg

Citation

unknown, “Main Chandelier,” Colonial Jewish Newport, accessed March 28, 2024, https://aojd.omeka.net/items/show/4.