Exodus 40:11 Midrash

וּמָשַׁחְתָּ֥ אֶת־הַכִּיֹּ֖ר וְאֶת־כַּנּ֑וֹ וְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֖ אֹתֽוֹ׃

And thou shalt anoint the laver and its base, and sanctify it.

Read midrashic interpretation of Exodus 40:11: and classical rabbinic exegesis.