Torah Shield

Tobias Völsch

Late 17th Century

Torah shield decorated with vine-wrapped columns on either side, crowns across the top, and three smaller shields hanging from bottom.
Please login or register for free access to Posen Library
Register
Already have an account?
Engage with this Source

Creator Bio

Tobias Völsch

17th Century

Tobias Völsch was a silversmith active in Hamburg, Germany in the late seventeenth century.

You may also like

Pair of finials with decorated tiers and bells.
Tooltip info icon

Torah Finials

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…
View Source
Watercolor depicting two woman standing wearing head coverings and dresses with Latin text above.
Tooltip info icon

Jewish Widow and Jewish Matron

This watercolor from the Gennadius Library’s Costume Album collection, in Athens, depicts two Jewish women—a widow (left) and a married woman (right)—in the colorful traditional attire of…
View Source
Gold ewer and basin.
Tooltip info icon

Ewer and Basin

This ewer and basin from Turkey were used to wash hands ritually during the Passover seder. Owned by the Benguiat family, a large and prominent Sephardic family in the Ottoman Empire, the objects…
View Source