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© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Radovan, Zev, 1990

The silver candelabrum consists of a base, a shaft, branches and candle sockets.

The raised square base is topped by small dome. The sides of the square and the dome are decorated with minute geometric patterns. The shaft is a tapering square. Five branches,square in cross-section, stem from the shaft, and branch upward. Five cylindrical candle sockets are supported by the branches. They have a small rim, decorated with lines.

Name/Title
Candelabrum | Unknown
Object
Object Detail
Hallmark
Settings
Unknown
Date
1920-1921
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction dates
Artist/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)
Historical Origin
Unknown
Community type
Congregation
Unknown
Location
Unknown |
Site
Unknown
School/Style
Unknown|
Period
Unknown
Period Detail
Collection
Documentation / Research project
Unknown
Material / Technique
Silver ## Pressed##Punched,stamped##Soldered,screwed##
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
Height
600
Length
Width
220(Branches);190(Base)
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
Diameter
Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Subject
Unknown |
Condition
Extant
Documented by CJA
Surveyed by CJA
Present Usage
Present Usage Details
Condition of Building Fabric
Architectural Significance type
Historical significance: Event/Period
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Urban significance
Significance Rating
Textual Content
Unknown |
Languages of inscription
Unknown
Shape / Form
Unknown
0
Ornamentation
Custom
Contents
Codicology
Scribes
Script
Number of Lines
Ruling
Pricking
Quires
Catchwords
Hebrew Numeration
Blank Leaves
Direction/Location
Façade (main)
Endivances
Location of Torah Ark
Location of Apse
Location of Niche
Location of Reader's Desk
Location of Platform
Temp: Architecture Axis
Arrangement of Seats
Location of Women's Section
Direction Prayer
Direction Toward Jerusalem
Coin
Coin Series
Coin Ruler
Coin Year
Denomination
Signature
Colophon
Scribal Notes
Watermark
Hallmark
1. The hallmark depicts a woman's head facing leftwards, flanked by the number 3 and the letter "k" (Krakow). This mark was used for large objects in the years 1920-21.
##c.f. Gradowsky, p.83
2. A woman's head facing leftwards. This was used as an additional mark for secondary parts of objects made between 1920-21. ##c.f.Lileyko, p.101,no. 96
3. The third hallmark is undecipherable. All three hallmarks appeared on the base.
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Trade Mark
Binding
Decoration Program
Summary and Remarks
Remarks
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
This candelabrum was brought to the church during World War II by Jews for safekeeping.
Main Surveys & Excavations
Bibliography
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Type
Documenter
| G.P.S. (S.F.) 8.1990
Author of description
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Architectural Drawings
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Computer Reconstruction
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Section Head
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Language Editor
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Donor
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Negative/Photo. No.