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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

Subjects:

Ashkenazi, Crafts, Ritual object, Synagogue, Yom Kippur

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Decorative Arts, Ritual Objects
Shield with Hebrew text, gold columns, griffins, and crown on top.