Synagogue Plaque

CultureItalian
Titles
  • Synagogue Plaque
Date18th-19th century
MediumCopper
DimensionsOverall: 39 1/4 × 23 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (99.7 × 60.3 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Yakov and Frumie Polatsek
Object number2023.36
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 124]; purchased by MFAH, 2023.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
The central Hebrew inscription reads, “Donated by Aaron bar Jonah.”

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Overall.
John Smyth & Sons
1891
Sterling silver and colored stones
2023.27
Image provided by auction house.
1887
Wood, silver, brass, copper
2024.567.A-.C
Overall front
Fred Uhl Ball
1985
Silver, enamel and copper
2022.373
Plaque
Florence Resnikoff
1965
Enamel on copper
2022.392
Torah Finial
c. 1830–1840
Silver and silver-gilt
2023.31
Torah Crown
Late 18th-early 19th century
Silver, silver-gilt and paste stones
2023.30
Overall recto.
19th century
Linen with lace embroidery
2023.25
Torah Mantle
19th century
Velvet and gilt-metal thread
2023.37
Torah Mantle
late 17th century
Linen and silk
2023.40
Torah Shield
Georg Zeiller
1825
Silver-gilt
2023.29.1
Torah Finials
Hendrik Kramer
1756
Silver and silver-gilt
2023.35.A,.B