Artist
Unknown Italian
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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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignInscriptions, Signatures and Marks
The central Hebrew inscription reads, “Donated by Aaron bar Jonah.”
Cataloguing data may change with further research.
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Unknown Central Asian
Second half of 19th century
Silver, gilding, turquoise and red semi-precious stones
2023.33.A,.B
Unknown
late 19th-early 20th century
Gilt embroidery and application on maroon cotton velvet, gilt fringes
2023.18