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Torah ark curtain for circumcision ceremony with depiction of Elijah's chair

Lost Art-ID
572921
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Title
Torah ark curtain for circumcision ceremony with depiction of Elijah's chair
Place of manufacture
Central Europe
Datierung
1797
Object type
Ritual objects and equipment
Group of reported objects
Ritual objects and equipment
Material / Technique
Silk damask (upper part); brocaded silk, couched silver and silk thread embroidery on cardboard cutouts, glass decorations and mother of pearl sequins
Height
133.00 cm
Width
93.00 cm
Inventory number
B50.02.1700;152/047
Description

Object Name: Torah ark curtain for circumcision

Subject: Torah ark curtains and valances

Hebrew inscriptions: "Torah Crown"; "This is Elijah's chair"; the name of the donor: Hanna, daughter of the late Michel Wallich, wife of Rabbi Zalman, son of the late Rabbi Avraham Levi; and the indication of the Hebrew year

Holding
Judaica
Provenance

Received through JRSO (Jewish Restitution Successor Organization), Wiesbaden collecting point number: 300

Published since
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