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    Artist

  • Binder, Wilhelm

    • Title

  • Kiddush cup for William Marx

  • Physical Description

    1 Kiddush cup : silver ; 3.25 in x 2 3/8 in, 8 cm x 6 cm

  • Place of Publication

    early 20th century.

  • Notes

    Hallmarks on the bottom include a crescent moon, crown, 800, and WB

  • Summary

    Kiddush cup has a plain surface with a raised Art Noveau-style design featuring peacocks and floral branches. The name "Willy" is incised into the center of the design.

  • Subject

    Fasts and feasts, Judaism; Sabbath

  • Medium

    Ceremonial objects; Kiddush cups; Objects

  • Part Of

    Lucy and William Marx family collection, AR 26063

  • Accession Number

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Biographical/Historical Information

Kiddush ("sanctification") is a blessing recited over wine to sanctify the Jewish Sabbath and Jewish holidays.

Willi (William/Bill) Marx was born in Mannheim, Germany on August 9th, 1905, the son of Alfred and Alice (née Stein) Marx. Alfred owned the Gebr. Marx brick factory in Altrip, Rhineland-Palatinate. After learning bookkeeping, administrative work, and agriculture, Willi went to Havana, Cuba, in 1926 to learn business practices. He then worked for his father as assistant manager of the brick factory. William married Lucie (née Amalie Lucie Oberländer) in August 1938. In November, William was incarcerated in the concentration camp at Dachau, and on December 9, 1938, the couple arrived via ship in New York City. They first worked as domestic help in New Rochelle, NY, before moving to Buffalo in 1941, where both William and Lucy worked in a hotel. In 1958, William Marx opened an import store, ‘The Tidbit’. Lucy and William had a daughter, Doris. William Marx died in Oakland on July 22nd, 1987. Lucy Marx died in Oakland on January 3rd, 2009.

Wilhelm Binder was a silver manufacturer from Schwäbisch Gmünd, founded in 1869.

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Binder, Wilhelm: Kiddush cup for William Marx, Leo Baeck Institute, 2023.65.