Torah Mantle
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Torah Mantle, 1735. Velvet embroidered with metal threads, silk brocade, metallic trim, 19 x 38 in. (48.3 x 96.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by S. Ralph Lazrus, 49.228.18. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 49.228.18_PS1.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Title
Torah Mantle
Date
1735
Geography
Possible place made: Germany, Possible place made: Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic
Medium
Velvet embroidered with metal threads, silk brocade, metallic trim
Classification
Dimensions
19 x 38 in. (48.3 x 96.5 cm)
Inscriptions
"A donation of the Rabbi Eliezer son of ha-Gaon Rabbi Moses Katzenellenbogen In the year [5]498 (=1738) with his wife, the modest rabbanit Rivkah daughter of Ha-Gaon Rabbi Samuel Helman."
Credit Line
Purchased with funds given by S. Ralph Lazrus
Accession Number
49.228.18
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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