Torah Breastplate
Decorative Arts and Design
MEDIUM
Silver
DATES
ca. 1760
DIMENSIONS
17 7/8 x 9 5/8 x 2 in. (45.4 x 24.4 x 5.1 cm)
(show scale)
MARKINGS
Below central cartouche: "RB", lion flanked by "P"
ACCESSION NUMBER
49.228.9
CREDIT LINE
Purchased with funds given by Moses Ginsburg
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Torah Breastplate or Shield, Rococo style, arched panel embossed with leaf scrolls crested by Torah crown, below crown Tablets of Law originally flanked by two bells (one now missing); below Tablets compartment for changeable holiday plaques with plaque engraved plaque in Hebrew that reads, "Yom Kippur," fluted pillars on sides with engraved flowers and pomegranate finials, three pendant plaques at bottom engraved with Hebrew inscriptions, all indicating names.
Condition: Good, one bell missing on left of upper cartouche.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Torah Breastplate, ca. 1760. Silver, 17 7/8 x 9 5/8 x 2 in. (45.4 x 24.4 x 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Moses Ginsburg, 49.228.9. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 49.228.9_edited_SL3.jpg)
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