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Auction 11 · Lot 311
A cylindrical metal can, with handle, hasp and loop, and lid with coin slot, painted green. The Hebrew and English inscriptions read “Charity for Poor People.” H: 215mm. Worn.
- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
GREEN METAL CHARITY CONTAINER
Chicago, ca. 1900.
summary
This charity container was made out of a can. It serves as a perfect example of ceremonial folk art - an object of daily use, transformed to meet a specific ritual need. This consignor relates that this container once hung in the First Hungarian Congregation of Chicago, presently known as “Agudas Achim.”