Seder Plate of Rebbe Rashab – Used by the Rebbe in Lubavitch Until 1905 – With Letter of Authenticity Signed by His ...

Seder Plate of Rebbe Rashab – Used by the Rebbe in Lubavitch Until 1905 – With Letter of Authenticity Signed by His Eldest Granddaughter, Rebbetzin Chanah Gurary

Seder plate of Rebbe Shalom Dov Ber Schneersohn, Rebbe Rashab of Lubavitch. The plate was used by the Rebbe until ca. Pesach 1905 (see following item, Seder plate used by the Rashab from 1906 onwards).
Silver plated, with foliate designs. Rests on four stylized feet.
Letter of authenticity enclosed (handwritten note, in English), signed in Hebrew by his granddaughter Rebbetzin Chanah Gurary (1899-1991), eldest daughter of Rebbe Rayatz: "I hereby gift ... the seder tray my grandfather [the Rashab] used in the early years of him being Rebbe until about 1905. My grandmother [Rebbetzin Shterna Sarah, wife of the Rashab] gave it to me as a gift when I got married." Dated – 5th November 1989.

Chabad Rebbes and the Silver Seder Plate
The custom in Chabad was that the rebbe placed his matzot on a silver plate, while the other members of the family placed theirs on a cloth. Indeed, several days before Pesach 1950 (after the passing of the Rayatz and before the appointment of the Lubavitcher rebbe), the Lubavitcher rebbe had a young man buy a large kiddush cup and silver plate for him for Seder night.

Diameter: 41.5 cm. Good condition. Silver plating worn. Minor breaks.