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This Biedermeier-style sofa from Danzig, with birch veneer over pine, may have been commissioned on the occasion of a marriage. The oval on the seat back contains an image of clasped hands, and the…
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Artist Unknown
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Danzig, Kingdom of Prussia (Gdańsk, Poland)
Date:
1838
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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
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Holy Roman Empire (Italy)
Date:
ca. 1770