Showing Results 71 - 80 of 108
Public Access
Image
This Torah binder is one of the earliest examples from Italy. The binder (also known as a wimpel) was intended to accompany the male child through his lifetime, through the stages of his circumcision…
Contributor:
Honorata Foa
Places:
Date:
1582/3
Subjects:
Categories:
Public Access
Image
These gilt-silver Torah finials were made in Amsterdam by master silversmith Pieter van Hoven, who lived near the Jewish quarter and is best known for the Jewish ceremonial objects he crafted. Cast…
Contributor:
Pieter van Hoven
Places:
Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1696
Subjects:
Categories:
Restricted
Image
This wooden tevah—a stand or reader’s platform used for supporting Torah scrolls—was made and used in Yemen. It was the practice in Yemen for boys to become active participants in synagogue services…
Contributor:
Artist Unknown
Places:
Date:
18th Century
Subjects:
Categories:
Restricted
Image
This partially gilt-silver Torah crown from Poland is studded with semi-precious stones. Its two-tiered base is typical of Torah crowns from Eastern Europe. It is inscribed in Hebrew with the words,…
Contributor:
Artist Unknown
Places:
Date:
1729
Subjects:
Categories:
Public Access
Image
These Torah mantles, thought to be created in the Netherlands, are embroidered and have fringed borders. The mantle on the right is sumptuously adorned with brightly colored flowers, along with panels…
Contributor:
Artist Unknown
Date:
1735–1737
Subjects:
Categories:
Public Access
Image
This Hanukkah lamp was made in Nuremberg, Germany, where it was characteristic in the eighteenth century for Hanukkah lamps to include a parchment with the blessings for lighting. At the time, however…
Contributor:
Matheus Staedlein
Places:
Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire (Nuremberg, Germany)
Date:
1716–1735
Subjects:
Categories:
Restricted
Image
This Torah mantle, from about 1655, is embroidered with silk and gilt-silver thread and is richly decorated with curling, interlocking patterns. The crown dates from the middle of the nineteenth…
Contributor:
Artist Unknown
Places:
Venice, Republic of Venice (Venice, Italy)
Date:
ca. 1655
Subjects:
Categories:
Restricted
Image
This Torah crown from Suriname was made originally in Amsterdam by Evert van Heerdan (active 1644–1683). It is a fine repoussé piece exemplifying the mastery of Dutch silverwork. Inscribed on the…
Contributor:
Evert van Heerdan
Places:
Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1679
Subjects:
Categories:
Public Access
Image
These silver and filigree Torah finials used by Amsterdam’s Ashkenazic community are shaped like four-tiered towers. They have gilt bells in their arches and gilt urns on their corners and are topped…
Contributor:
Artist Unknown
Date:
1650–1700
Subjects:
Categories:
Restricted
Image
This Torah shield contains a rare example of a personal inscription by the silversmith, stating: “This is the work of my hands in which I take pride, Ze’ev ben Abraham [?], silversmith from Piotrków…
Contributor:
Ze’ev ben Abraham [?]
Places:
Piotrków, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland)
Date:
1766