Amulet for a Newborn Boy

Artist Unknown

ca. 1750

This printed amulet, from Germany, was made for infant boys. The amulet has a companion, for a girl child (see “Amulet for a Newborn Girl”). The text in the center of the amulet is surrounded by a Baroque design with decorative borders. The overall design features depictions of both Adam and Eve with apples. There is a scene of the circumcision ceremony at the top.

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Credits

Courtesy GFC Trust / William L. Gross. Photo by Ardon bar Hama.

Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 5.

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Page with Hebrew text of decorative border and Star of David located in bottom section, with signatures in the Roman alphabet below.
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