Collections: Decorative Arts: Torah Pointer

Torah Pointer

Medium: Silver
Place Made: Vienna, Austria
Dates: 1851
Dimensions: 9 3/4 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (24.8 x 3.8 x 3.8 cm)
Inscriptions: Hebrew inscriptions on handle which read, "Donated by Rabbi Judah Daca in the year 1851" [see catalogue sheet in Decorative Arts departmental files for Hebrew]
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 49.228.16
Credit Line: Purchased with funds given by Elizabeth A. Goodman
Image: Overall, 49.228.16.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2005

Catalogue Description: Chased silver baluster-form Torah pointer with ball handle engraved with blossoms and Hebrew inscriptions, cuffed hand with ring on index finger. Condition: Good.