“Baal Shem Tov” Menorah – Poland or Ukraine, 1803
Silver filigree partly gilded
Courtesy of the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, received through JRSO (Jewish Restitution Successor Organization), Wiesbaden Collecting Point
Hanukkah menorahs of this type are named after the founder of the Hasidic movement, Baal Shem Tov (c. 1690-1760). According to tradition he would light the holiday candles in a similar menorah. They are made in filigree silverwork to form a grand seat holding small oil containers. The back of the menorah is decorated with a double-headed eagle and a crown.
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