Chandelier

Object/Artifact

Planting Fields

Name/Title

Chandelier

Entry/Object ID

1955.002.001

Description

Three-tiered chandelier with 24 electric candle lights, 8 lights per tier, with lampshades on each. Large center brass sphere, with a script inscription in Hebrew and Portuguese: "Do Kaal Kados Beraha Vessalom, Feita no Anno 5494". English translation reads, "From the Holy Congregation Blessing and Peace, made in the Year 5494 (1734)". Translation provided by Joseph I. Tarica, Executive Secretary of The Congregation Shearith Isreal in the City of New York, Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue founded in 1654. Originates from the Beraha Vessalom congregation. *Purchased in Antwerp c. 1918 by Charles of London

Collection

Coe Hall

Cataloged By

Cannarsa

Acquisition

Accession

1955.002.001

Source or Donor

Coe, William Robertson

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1734

Place

City

Antwerp

Country

Belgium

Continent

Europe

Notes

Late Date: 1734

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Chandelier

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Fixture, Ceiling

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Fixture, Lighting

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Lighting Devices

Nomenclature Class

Lighting Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Diameter

51 in

Material

Fabric, Metal, Textile, Glass, Metal: Brass

Location

Room

Dining Room

Building

Coe Hall

Date

August 16, 2023

Location

Room

Dining Room

Building

Coe Hall

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2024.1

Inventoried By

Amanda Massimillio

Inventoried Date

Jun 26, 2024

Inventoried By

Leger

Inventoried Date

Jul 7, 2023

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Sep 27, 2006

Notes

On 3/24/1987 it was stripped and re-finished, and wiring done on outside, for $4000 by Gem Monogram and Cut Glass Corp., 623 Broadway, NY, NY 10012.

Valuations

Valuation Type

Appraisal

Notes

Description: Charles of London purchased and sold to William Robertson Coe

Provenance

Notes

Collected By: Beraha Vessalom Congregation, William Robertson Coe Beraha Vessalom Congregation Charles of London William Robertson Coe Planting Fields Foundation

General Notes

Note

Notes: Inscription in Hebrew and Portuguese translates to "From the Holy Congregation Blessing and Peace, Made in the year 5494 (1734)." - Translation by Joseph I. Tarica on 3/30/1981, from The Congregation Shearith Israel in the City of NY, 8 West 70 St., NY, NY 10023. (212) 873-0300. *Purchased in Antwerp c. 1918 by Charles of London Status: OK

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

September 27, 2006

Updated By

mpenny@plantingfields.org

Update Date

March 19, 2025