Torah Mantle

Torah Mantle

Public Domain

Torah Mantle
CultureTurkish
Titles
  • Torah Mantle
Date19th century
MediumVelvet and gilt-metal thread
DimensionsOverall: 37 1/2 × 9 3/4 × 9 3/4 in. (95.3 × 24.8 × 24.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Joan and Stanford Alexander Family in loving memory of Stanford Alexander
Object number2023.37
Not on view

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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Object Type
Provenance[The Halpern Judaica Collection: Tradition and Treasure, Part I, Sotheby's, New York, December 15, 2022, Sale N10971, Lot 86]; purchased by MFAH, 2023.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription sewn inside : "Don de Rose Ciprut nee Behmoiras"

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Torah Mantle Panel
Torah Mantle Panel
1797
Velvet and gilt metallic thread
2022.229
Wrapper for a Torah Case
Wrapper for a Torah Case
late 19th-early 20th century
Gilt embroidery and application on maroon cotton velvet, gilt fringes
2023.18
Torah Binder
Torah Binder
1774
Voided silk velvet, linen, and silk threads
2023.21
Torah Mantle
Torah Mantle
late 17th century
Linen and silk
2023.40
Image courtesy of Sotheby's New York.
Simchah, daughter of Abraham Motto
Torah Binder
1754
Linen with cotton(?) thread; original linen backing
2023.23
Torah Ark Curtain
Torah Ark Curtain
1850
Cotton, linen, metallic thread
2023.613
Image courtesy of Sotheby's New York.
Torah Binder
1729
Linen with multicolored silk thread; lined
2023.24
Overall recto
Torah Ark Curtain
19th century
Silk embroidered with metallic and silk threads
2023.611
Torah Finials
Hendrik Kramer
Torah Finials
1756
Silver and silver-gilt
2023.35.A,.B
Image Not Available for Torah Finials
Chauchefoin & Cie
Torah Finials
c. 1860
Silver-gilt
2023.608.A,.B
Overall
Acanthus Torah Finials
late 19th–early 20th century
Silver gilt
2023.606.A,.B
Torah Crown
Torah Crown
mid 18th century
Silver and silver-gilt
2022.228