CultureGerman
Titles
- Torah Mantle Panel
Date1797
MediumVelvet and gilt metallic thread
DimensionsOverall: 32 3/8 × 14 15/16 × 1 3/16 in. (82.2 × 38 × 3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Irving and Paula G. Pozmantier
Object number2022.229
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
111 Herzstein Gallery
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Department
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Exhibition HistoryNone
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
The Hebrew translation is “donated by the esteemed Mr. Leib Katzav, son of the martyr Moses, of blessed memory, together with his wife, Mrs. Hinda, daughter of the esteemed Aberl Handler, son of Mr. Katriel, of blessed memory, and his mother-in-law, Mrs. Sheva, may her days be lengthened; in memory of his father and mother, Mrs. Hayyah, and his brother, the martyr Mr. Meir, and in memory of his father-in-law, of blessed memory, and in memory of the lady Mrs. Golda. May their names be bound up in the Bond of Life. In the year [5]557 [1797].”
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