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Candlestick in the form of a Jewish financier
French or German/Austrian
about 1880
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
H: 15.2
Credit Line
Charles and Lynn Schusterman Collection
Accession Number2013.944
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ClassificationsMetalwork
DescriptionAntisemitic stereotype of Jewish banker: with exaggerated facial features, he is holding with one hand a piece of paper, and with the hidden hand, shaped like a claw, he is reaching in his back pocket. He is standing on a sphere. This may be the earth, to allude to Jewish domination of the world.
InscriptionsInscribed on the base in French or German : "Hausse". This means 'increase' and it refers to the increase of the stock exchange.
ProvenanceApril 24, 1997, anonymous sale, Sotheby's, Tel Aviv, lot 49, to Charles and Lynn Schusterman, Tulsa; 2013, gift of Lynn Schusterman to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 25, 2013)