Torah Finial

CultureGerman or Austrian
Titles
  • Torah Finial
Datec. 1830-1840
MediumSilver and silver-gilt
DimensionsOverall: 19 × 5 13/16 × 7 5/16 in. (48.2 × 14.8 × 18.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Cecily E. Horton in honor of Cyvia Wolff
Object number2023.31
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
200 Brown Gallery
On view

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Object Type
Provenance[The Halpern Judaica Collection: Tradition and Treasure, Part I, Sotheby's, New York, December 15, 2022, Sale N10971, Lot 72]; purchased by MFAH, 2023.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Apparently unmarked

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

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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
Pair of Torah Finials
Charles Hougham
1790
Sterling silver and silver-gilt
2022.227.A,.B
Overall
late 19th–early 20th century
Silver gilt
2023.606.A,.B
Chauchefoin & Cie
c. 1860
Silver-gilt
2023.608.A,.B
Wrapper for a Torah Case
late 19th-early 20th century
Gilt embroidery and application on maroon cotton velvet, gilt fringes
2023.18
Torah Crown
mid 18th century
Silver and silver-gilt
2022.228
Torah Crown
Late 18th-early 19th century
Silver, silver-gilt and paste stones
2023.30
Torah Shield
Georg Zeiller
1825
Silver-gilt
2023.29.1
Torah Mantle Panel
1797
Velvet and gilt metallic thread
2022.229
Torah Mantle
19th century
Velvet and gilt-metal thread
2023.37
Torah Finials
Second half of 19th century
Silver, gilding, turquoise and red semi-precious stones
2023.33.A,.B