Italian Torah Ornaments
Mantle
Rome, Italy, ca. 1655
Silk, gilt silver-thread embroidery
Crown
Venice, Italy, ca. 1856
Silver, repoussé, engraved, and cast
Finials
Venice, Italy, 18th century
Silver, repoussé, engraved, cast, and partly gilt
Shield
Rome, Italy, mid-18th century
Silver, repoussé and gilt
Pointer
Italy, 19th century
Gold, repoussé, punched, and engraved
Gift of Jakob Michael, New York, in memory of his wife, Erna Sondheimer Michael
Gift of the Jewish Community of Padua
Gift of the Jewish Community of Rome
Accession number: O.S. B84.0280, B50.06.2640, B65.04.0186, B51.01.0163, B68.0052
; 151/077(a-b), 146/003, 147/201(a-b), 148/186, 149/202
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Publications:
Fishof, Iris, ed., Jewish Art Masterpieces from The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, Inc., Southport, CN, 1994, English
Digital presentation of this object was made possible by: The Ridgefield Foundation, New York, in memory of Henry J. and Erna D. Leir
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