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 Finials
Second half of 19th century
Silver, gilding, turquoise and red semi-precious stones
2023.33.A,.B
Writing Set
18th-19th century
Silver
2023.32.A,.B
Hanukkah  Lamp
1865
Silver and silver-gilt
2023.28
Torah Binder
1774
Voided silk velvet, linen, and silk threads
2023.21
Torah Pointer
mid-19th century
Silver and niello
2023.20
Wrapper for a Torah Case
late 19th-early 20th century
Gilt embroidery and application on maroon cotton velvet, gilt fringes
2023.18