Unknown Italian
Synagogue Plaque

Synagogue Plaque

Public Domain

Synagogue Plaque
Artist
CultureItalian
Titles
  • Synagogue Plaque
Date18th-19th century
MediumCopper
DimensionsOverall: 39 1/4 × 23 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (99.7 × 60.3 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Yakov and Frumie Polatsek
Object number2023.36
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
111 Herzstein Gallery
Exposé

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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Object Type
Provenance[The Halpern Judaica Collection: Tradition and Treasure, Part I, Sotheby's, New York, December 15, 2022, Sale N10971, Lot 124]; purchased by MFAH, 2023.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
The central Hebrew inscription reads, “Donated by Aaron bar Jonah.”

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