CultureUkrainian
Titles
- Folk Art Papercut Mizrah
Datec. 1860
MediumInk and pigments with graphite on parchment
DimensionsSheet: 14 1/4 × 17 15/16 in. (36.2 × 45.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Radoff Family
Object number2023.607
Not on view
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*Abraham Halpen began collecting Judaica in the 1970s, amassing holdings that encompassed silver, textiles, books, and manuscripts. He loaned to important exhibitions including Sephardic Journey, 1492-1992 and Ashkenaz: The German Jewish Heritage, both held at the Yeshiva University Museum, and had many of his purchases featured in Jay Weinstein’s seminal 1985 publication A Collector’s Guide to Judaica.
Exhibition HistoryNone known
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: A central circular medallion contains the word mizrah surrounded by the Hebrew words for “From this direction, the spirit of life.” At foot, a stylized seven-branched menorah is inscribed with the words of psalm 67
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