Torah Pointer

CultureIndian
Titles
  • Torah Pointer
Datemid-19th century
MediumSilver and niello
DimensionsOverall (without chain): 1 1/8 × 1 1/8 × 13 3/4 in. (2.8 × 2.8 × 35 cm)
Overall (with chain): 1 1/8 × 1 1/8 × 25 11/16 in. (2.8 × 2.8 × 65.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Rochelle and Alan Jacobson
Object number2023.20
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
111 Herzstein Gallery
On view

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Provenance[The Halpern Judaica Collection: Tradition and Treasure, Part II, Sotheby's, New York, December 20, 2022, Sale N11005 7, Lot 267]; purchased by MFAH, 2023.

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Torah Pointer
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Image courtesy of Sotheby's New York.
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recto
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1885–1900
Block-printed and embossed paper
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c. 1877–1880
Sterling silver, enamel, niello, copper, and gilt
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Tiffany & Co.
c. 1877–1880
Sterling silver, enamel, niello, copper, and gilt
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c. 1877–1880
Sterling silver, enamel, niello, copper, and gilt
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Tiffany & Co.
1900
Sterling silver, niello, and gilt
2004.1329