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Brit Milah Case

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Brit Milah Case
Artist
CultureOttoman Empire, possibly Iranian
Titles
  • Brit Milah Case
Date1834
MediumCopper
DimensionsOverall: 7 7/8 in. (20 cm) length
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Andrea and Blake Feinman in honor of their children Zane and Knox
Object number2023.614
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
111 Herzstein Gallery
Exposé

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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Object Type
ProvenanceAbraham Halpern (1936-2017), New York City;
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Sticker label on underside: BR-15

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Unknown
Torah Case with Matching Pair of Finials
1887
Wood, silver, brass, and copper
2024.567.A-.C
Image provided by auction house.
Goopee Nath Dutt & Co.
Pair of Torah Cases with Matching Pairs of Finials
1927–1928
Wood, silver, and velvet
2024.568.1,.2
Wedding Belt Buckle
Unknown
Wedding Belt Buckle
mid-19th century
Silver and silver-gilt
2023.38.A,.B
Overall recto
Unknown Ottoman
Torah Ark Curtain
19th century
Silk embroidered with metallic and silk threads
2023.611
One of a pair of Torah Binders
Unknown German
One of a pair of Torah Binders
1749
Linen and silk
2023.616.1
One of a pair of Torah Binders
Unknown German
One of a pair of Torah Binders
1752
Linen and silk
2023.616.2
Overall.
John Smyth & Sons
Synagogue Lamp
1891
Sterling silver and colored stones
2023.27
Writing Set
Unknown Ottoman
Writing Set
18th-19th century
Silver
2023.32.A,.B
Torah Ark Curtain
Unknown
Torah Ark Curtain
1850
Cotton, linen, metallic thread
2023.613
Torah Mantle Panel
Unknown German
Torah Mantle Panel
1797
Velvet and gilt metallic thread
2022.229
Image courtesy of Sotheby's New York.
Johann Friedrich Ehe
Kiddush Cup
1789–93
Silver
2023.22
Wrapper for a Torah Case
Unknown
Wrapper for a Torah Case
late 19th-early 20th century
Gilt embroidery and application on maroon cotton velvet, gilt fringes
2023.18
Unknown