Photo of collection object Torah Mantle — Torah Mantle, 1735. Velvet embroidered with metal threads, silk brocade, metallic trim, 19 x 38 in. (48.3 x 96.5 cm). Purchased with funds given by S. Ralph Lazrus, 49.228.18. Creative Commons-BY.

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

Torah Mantle

1735

Maker Unknown

Decorative Arts

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Textile
Formatted Medium: Velvet embroidered with metal threads, silk brocade, metallic trim
Medium: velvet, embroidered, metal, threads, silk, brocade, metallic, trim
Locations: Possible place made: Germany, Possible place made: Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic
Dimensions: 19 x 38 in. (48.3 x 96.5 cm)
Inscribed: "A donation of the Rabbi Eliezer son of ha-Gaon Rabbi Moses Katzenellenbogen In the year [5]498 (=1738) with his wife, the modest rabbanit Rivkah daughter of Ha-Gaon Rabbi Samuel Helman."
Departments: Decorative Arts
Accession Number: 49.228.18
Credit Line: Purchased with funds given by S. Ralph Lazrus
Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
Museum Location: This item is not on view
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