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Torah Cover (?)
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This intricately decorated textile, possibly used as a Torah cover, was produced in Prague around 1600. Four squares adorn its center, the top two containing vases ringed by flowers and vines and the…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)

Date:

ca. 1600

Subjects:

Ritual objects, Textiles, Aesthetics, Ecology, Ritual & observance

Categories:

Ritual Objects, Decorative arts
Cloth embroidered with floral border, and four central panels, the top two with pitchers, vines, and flowers, and the bottom two with trees and ribbons with Hebrew text.
Torah Curtain from Prague
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This Torah ark curtain was donated to a synagogue in Prague by Leib ben Hezekiah Tausk Nagelstock and his wife Reykhl, daughter of Lemel Lichtenstadt. The composition of the curtain is stylized…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)

Date:

1697

Subjects:

Ritual objects, Textiles, Synagogue, Aesthetics, Cities

Categories:

Ritual Objects
Embroidered curtain of columns with crowns on left and right sides and decorative floral motifs throughout, and Hebrew text in top center.