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Mid-19th century Hanukkah Lamp

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The Jewish Museum, New York

The Jewish Museum, New York
New York, United States

"This particular set of ritual miniaturized dollhouse-like chairs comes from Eastern Europe, so it’s not just that these things made their way from the old world to the new, but they also speak to the imagination, and I could conjure up a scene in which children are playing with these, moving the chairs…a game." Jenna Weissman Joselit, historian of daily life.

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  • Title: Mid-19th century Hanukkah Lamp
  • Creator: Unknown
The Jewish Museum, New York

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