Artist
Unknown
CultureLibyan
Titles
- Wrapper for a Torah Case
Datelate 19th-early 20th century
MediumGilt embroidery and application on maroon cotton velvet, gilt fringes
Dimensions19 3/16 × 36 × 1/2 in. (48.7 × 91.5 × 1.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Joyce A. Cramer
Object number2023.18
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
111 Herzstein Gallery
On view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignInscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Inscribed in Hebrew with red embroidery, center: [In memory of Moses di Shabbetai Arbib, may he abide in Eden]
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