Artist
Unknown
CultureItalian (Livorno)
Titles
- Matzah Cover
Date19th century
MediumLinen with lace embroidery
DimensionsOverall: 12 5/8 × 20 11/16 in. (32.1 × 52.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Velva G. Levine
Object number2023.25
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
The embroiderer has inscribed the names of the Four Sons: the Wise Son, Wicked Son, and Simple Son on the right panel, and the Son Who Does Not Know How to Ask on the left panel. At center, the word “Passover” and, below that, “Livorno.”
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