Torah Binder
Artist
Unknown
CultureGerman
Titles
- Torah Binder
Date1729
MediumLinen with multicolored silk thread; lined
DimensionsOverall: 7 × 115 5/8 in. (17.8 × 293.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Barbara and Raymond Kalmans
Object number2023.24
Non exposé
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignInscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed: “Shemaiah ben Abraham, born on the Sabbath, 12 Tammuz 5489 [July 9, 1729] May he grow to Torah, huppah and ma’asim tovim [good deeds]. Amen. Selah.”
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1754
Linen with cotton(?) thread; original linen backing
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Unknown French
c. 1806–1814
Wool broadcloth, silk, linen, cotton, silver-wrapped silk thread, and spangles
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Samuel Gassman
2023
Tiara: Iron, platinum, enamel on copper, 19th century neoclassical helmet shell cameos, pink conch shell cameo, 19th century malachite cameo, 19th century hard stone cameo, shell, ebony, rose quartz, citrine, opal, garnet, sea glass, aquamarine, amethyst, gold, natural pearls, tigers eye, 19th century cut steel, silk, cotton velvet, and silk floss
Box: Archival foam core, Magic Smooth resin, cotton gauze, silk, cotton velvet, silver, metallic bullion ribbon, paper, cotton damask c. 1900, silk damask c. 1850, 18th century linen, cotton thread, and silk floss
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