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Although few examples of the work of embroiderer Jacob Koppel Gans remain, he is best known for this Torah ark curtain and valance, dating to 1772 or 1773, made of velvet and embroidered with metallic…
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Jacob Koppel Gans
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Holy Roman Empire (Bavaria, Germany)
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1772–1773
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The purpose of the Torah crown is visually to augment the status of the Torah scroll, emphasizing its importance and centrality to Jewish life. These magnificent silver ornaments are placed over the…
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Wilhelmus Angenendt
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Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1809
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The origin of this Torah scroll is in Turkey. It was donated by the Camondo family, one of the most important Jewish families in Istanbul, many of whose members settled in Paris and greatly…
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Artist Unknown
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Ottoman Empire (Turkey)
Date:
1860
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This silver plate from Padua, Italy, was made for use in the brit milah, the circumcision ritual celebrated when a baby boy is eight days old. In this detailed depiction of the ritual, the baby seems…
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Artist Unknown
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Padua, Venice (Padua, Italy)
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17th Century
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Shpanyer-arbet (spun work) was the name for a type of decorative gold and silver lace that adorned yarmulkes, prayer shawls, and other Jewish ritual garments in Eastern Europe. It was woven on a…
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Sasow, Russian Empire (Sasiv, Ukraine)
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Late 19th–Early 20th Century
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These silver Torah finials are from Corfu and were made between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, by an artist whose initials were A.Z. They were used in the Scuola Greca Synagogue, which…
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A.Z.
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Kérkyra (Corfu), Ottoman Empire (Corfu, Greece)
Date:
Late 17th–Early 18th Century
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These belled, gilt-silver Torah finials topped with crowns were made in Amsterdam by master silversmith Pieter van Hoven, who lived near the Jewish quarter and is best known for the Jewish ceremonial…
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Pieter van Hoven
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Dutch Republic (Netherlands)
Date:
17th or 18th Century
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This terracotta Hanukkah lamp from Cabilia (?), Algeria, is decorated with painted black triangular shapes (possibly representing humanoid figures) on a background of yellow, with edging in reddish…
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Artist Unknown
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Ottoman Empire (Algeria)
Date:
18th Century
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This micrographic drawing designed for a sukkah decoration is the best-known artwork of Israel David Luzzatto. Micrography, a form of drawing originally created by scribes, in which lines of miniature…
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Israel David Luzzatto
Places:
Trieste, Habsburg Empire (Trieste, Italy)
Date:
ca. 1775
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This wedding riddle from Italy is written in Hebrew and Judeo-Italian. Wedding songs, sometimes performed by professional jesters, were traditional at Jewish weddings. Some had lyrics in the form of…
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Artist Unknown
Places:
Holy Roman Empire (Italy)
Date:
ca. 1770