Writing Set

CultureOttoman
Titles
  • Writing Set
Date18th-19th century
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 1 15/16 × 10 9/16 × 2 3/16 in. (5 × 26.9 × 5.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Bruce and Joanne Levy
Object number2023.32.A,.B
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
111 Herzstein 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 87]; purchased by MFAH, 2023.
Exhibition HistoryNew York, 1990: The Sephardic Journey, 1492-1992, Yeshiva University Museum, November 13, 1990 – December 31, 1992, p. 231, no. 169.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Engraved on the front in Hebrew, “David, son of the honorable Abraham, may he abide in Eden;” on the back, “My tongue is the pen of an expert scribe” (Ps. 45:2).

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