
Torah Crown
- Maker: J. Szekman
- Medium: Silver
- Place Made: Warsaw, Poland
- Dates: 1860
- Dimensions: 11 5/8 x 11 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. (29.5 x 29.8 x 29.8 cm)
- Markings: On base: "STERLING"; "J. SZEKMAN"; flower and fish
- Collections: Decorative Arts
- Museum Location:
This item is not on view - Accession Number: 49.228.15
- Credit Line: Purchased with funds given by S. Ralph Lazrus
- Image: Overall, 49.228.15_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
- Catalogue Description: Torah Crown (keter), parcel gilt silver, openwork crown, an eagle mounted on crest, upper crown hung with pendant bells, panels of upper sphere stamped with foliage, stamped panels of lower crown alternate with rampant lions and flowers, base rim stamped with wreath and two Hebrew inscriptions of names which read: "Peige Karpak" and "Ruben Karpak". Condition: Good, one stag's head restored, one bell missing (previous to purchase).
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