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Hanukkah lamp
Hanukkah lamp

Hanukkah lamp

Object NameMenorah
Maker Steuben Glass, Inc. (1903-)
Maker Joel A. Smith (American, b. 1960)
Made FromLead glass, Rhodium (metal)
Datedesigned in 1992; made in 1995
Techniquecast, diamond sawn, cut, ground, polished
SizeOverall H: 13.9 cm, W: 5 cm, L: 24.5
Accession Number95.4.258
Credit LineGift of Steuben and Joel Smith
Curatorial Area(s)
Place Made
United States, NY, Corning
Physical DescriptionColorless, metallic silver; lead glass, Rhodium plated brass, UV adhesive (Loctite #49); cast, diamond sawn, cut, ground, polished, fabricated metal, assembled with UV adhesive. Solid, narrow, horizontal glass body topped with metal candle holder strip; glass is roughly hemispherical in profile with thickened center, two broad sides, each cut into two flat equal-sized facets narrowing in thickness from center vertical line to curved sides, top is flat elongated diamond shape, narrow sides thicken towards base which is cut flat; overall polished surface; inset from glass edge and laminated along center of top surface is a long, low, squared strip of metal (with slightly inset base), topped with nine small equally-spaced low circular cylinders with extended and flattened rims, center cylinder is approximately one-third taller in height with a double rim; engraved in script on narrow side near top (at right angle): "Steuben/Joel A. Smith 1995".
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