Charoset Container

Silver
Germany, 19th century
Gift of Joseph B. and Olyn Horwitz
B’nai B’rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum Collection

Charoset is one of the foods that is placed on a special plate during the Passover seder (a ritual service and ceremonial dinner) that symbolizes the brick and mortar the Jewish people used during their enslavement in Egypt thousands of years ago, a reminder of both the hard work and the redemption from the land of Egypt by the hand of God.

This item is a miniature Passover condiment container that was used to hold the charoset during the Passover seder. It is in the shape of a tiny wheelbarrow, and it was a part of an entire silver set. The wheelbarrow reminds the Jewish people of the labors of their ancestors hauling bricks and mortar under Egyptian slavery.

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