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Artist:
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Johann Samuel Beckensteiner
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Title:
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Havdalah candle holder and spice box
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Date:
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1760
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Medium:
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Silver
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Dimensions:
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7 3/4 x 3 3/8 x 3 3/8 in. (19.69 x 8.57 x 8.57 cm) (overall)
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Credit Line:
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The Eloise and Elliot Kaplan Endowment for Judaica
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Location:
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Gallery 362
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Johann Samuel Beckensteiner was a master silversmith in 18th century Nuremberg, a major center of silver production. Beckensteiner made a variety of silver forms, including ritual objects for both the Christian and Jewish communities. This type of Havdalah object, combining a holder for a ritual candle and a drawer to hold the aromatic spices, was developed and used in the 18th century only in Germany. It is used during the Havdalah ceremony marking the end of the Sabbath on Saturday evening. Artists continue to copy this form even in the present day.
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Beckensteiner, Johann Samuel
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Role:
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Maker
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Nationality:
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German
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Life Dates:
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German, 1713-1781
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Mark on base and top sconce, incised: [(bird--?) (long zigzag line) N]
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Classification:
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Judaica
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Physical Description:
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domed circular base with repousee spiral fluting, supporting a 2-1/8" square box housing a removable drawer with four compartments for spices and an escalloped sconce which holds havdalah candle which slides along four wires at the candle is used to the stop straight sconce
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Creation Place:
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, Germany, , , Nuremburg
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Accession #:
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2006.67.3a,b
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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