Hanukkah lamp made of tin intended for sardine cans

Institution

The Israel Museum, Jerusalem

Object description:

This unique Hanukkah lamp is made of strips of printed tin that were originally intended for sardine cans. Alms boxes were regularly made of the same material. In Morocco, canning sardines was a predominantly Jewish industry, especially along the western coast. The lamp was created by Meir Ben Ammi, who was born in Mazagan, Morocco, in 1910, where he worked with his father as a tinsmith. In 1955 he immigrated to Israel and settled in Beit She�an. He would often add the initials of a bride and groom on a lamp and present it to them as a wedding gift, but few of these gifts were actually retained after Hanukkah.

Object/Work type:

Hanukkah lamps

Cultural Heritage type:

Furnishings (hierarchy name)

Location:

Jerusalem - Israel

Object measurements:

H: 37.5; W: 26 cm

Production

Maker: Meir Ben Ammi

Date: ca. 1950

Material/Technique: Cut plates and strips of tin, scraps of cloth, and pieces of glass

Subject/theme:

Jewish Art, Hanukkah lamps, Jewish Art and Life

Resource

Rights Type:  

Record

Source: The Israel Museum, Jerusalem

Identifier: 361712