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Kiddushin and Wedding Ceremony
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Between 1723 and 1737, illustrator Bernard Picart partnered with the Dutch bookseller, editor, and publisher Jean-Frédéric Bernard on Cérémonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde (R…

Contributor:

Bernard Picart

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1723

Subjects:

Marriage, Ritual & observance, Ritual object, Community, Cities

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Print & Book Culture
Two-panel drawing, the top of many people in interior room, some seated on right side under canopy, and the bottom of many people outside with a central figure with veil.
Torah Ark Curtain
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Made in Prague, this Torah ark curtain is exquisitely ornamented with embroidery of silk, silk velvet, and metallic thread. Set against a vivid red background, its borders and central panel are…

Contributor:

Temerl bat Hirsch Perlhefter

Places:

Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)

Date:

1685/6

Subjects:

Ritual object, Ritual & observance, Synagogue, Textiles, Community

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Ritual Objects, Decorative Arts
Cloth embroidered with floral border, Hebrew text across the top, and repeating motif in center.