Torah Mantle

CultureTurkish
Titles
  • Torah Mantle
Date19th century
MediumVelvet and gilt-metal thread
DimensionsOverall: 37 1/2 × 9 3/4 × 9 3/4 in. (95.3 × 24.8 × 24.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Joan and Stanford Alexander Family in loving memory of Stanford Alexander
Object number2023.37
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
200 Brown Gallery
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Provenance[The Halpern Judaica Collection: Tradition and Treasure, Part I, Sotheby's, New York, December 15, 2022, Sale N10971, Lot 86]; purchased by MFAH, 2023.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription sewn inside : "Don de Rose Ciprut nee Behmoiras"

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Torah Mantle Panel
1797
Velvet and gilt metallic thread
2022.229
Wrapper for a Torah Case
late 19th-early 20th century
Gilt embroidery and application on maroon cotton velvet, gilt fringes
2023.18
Torah Binder
1774
Voided silk velvet, linen, and silk threads
2023.21
Torah Mantle
late 17th century
Linen and silk
2023.40
Image courtesy of Sotheby's New York.
Simchah, daughter of Abraham Motto
1754
Linen with cotton(?) thread; original linen backing
2023.23
Image courtesy of Sotheby's New York.
1729
Linen with multicolored silk thread; lined
2023.24
Torah Ark Curtain
1850
Cotton, linen, metallic thread
2023.613
Overall recto
19th century
Silk embroidered with metallic and silk threads
2023.611
Torah Crown
mid 18th century
Silver and silver-gilt
2022.228
Overall
late 19th–early 20th century
Silver gilt
2023.606.A,.B
Pair of Torah Finials
Georg Zeiller
1825
Silver and silver-gilt
2023.29.2.A,.B
Torah Finials
Hendrik Kramer
1756
Silver and silver-gilt
2023.35.A,.B