Jewish Patronage of the Silversmith Robert Hendery (1814 – 1897)
The back of a silver cup, text says, "Jewish Patronage of the Silversmith Robert Hendery, Wednesday, May 18, 2022 | 7 p.m."

Jewish Patronage of the Silversmith Robert Hendery (1814 – 1897)

With Special Focus on an Elijah Cup

Wednesday, May 18, 2022 | 7 p.m.
Beth Torah Congregation

Join Beth Torah Member, Dr. Ross Fox, in a fascinating discussion about Silversmith Robert Hendery of Montreal.

 

Mr Hendery ranks as Canada’s foremost silversmith of the late 19th century. Members of Montreal’s Jewish community numbered among his patrons, both for secular and ceremonial pieces. An Elijah Cup, the fifth cup for a Passover Seder, stands prominently as a masterwork of early Canadian Judaica.

Ross Fox is a Research Associate, Royal Ontario Museum (formerly curator for Canadian Decorative Arts, retired); and Assistant Professor (Sessional Instructor), Department of Art History, University of Toronto. Fox has a PhD in Art History & Archaeology (University of Missouri) and MA in Museology (Wayne State University, Detroit).

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