Matzah Cover

CultureItalian (Livorno)
Titles
  • Matzah Cover
Date19th century
MediumLinen with lace embroidery
DimensionsOverall: 12 5/8 × 20 11/16 in. (32.1 × 52.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Velva G. Levine
Object number2023.25
Non exposé

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ProvenanceThe Halpern Judaica Collection: Tradition and Treasure, Part II, Sotheby's, New York, December 20, 2022, Sale N11005 7, Lot 283; purchased by MFAH, 2023.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
The embroiderer has inscribed the names of the Four Sons: the Wise Son, Wicked Son, and Simple Son on the right panel, and the Son Who Does Not Know How to Ask on the left panel. At center, the word “Passover” and, below that, “Livorno.”

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