Cast brass lamp lamp in the form of the word “Ivriah”, rising on short shaft from rectangular base. The tops of the letters support eight round candleholders. Base protected with felt. H: 170mm.

BRONZE HANUKKAH LAMP. New York, 1926 - 1941.

Ivriah, which means “Jewess” in Hebrew, was an American Jewish women’s organization seeking to improve Jewish education for women and children. One of their goals was to fill Jewish homes with ceremonial objects, in accordance with Mordecai M. Kaplans’s statement that “ . . . every available aesthetic means of giving Jewish atmosphere to the home be utilized.” See The Jewish Museum Catalogue,” Getting Comfortable in New York -- The American Jewish Home” (1990), p. 51 SEE ILLUSTRATION