Pair of Torah Finials
Decorative Arts and Design
CULTURE
Jewish
MEDIUM
Silver-plated metal
DATES
1920s
DIMENSIONS
13 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (34.3 x 12.1 x 12.1 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
On base: "800", maker's mark "H 6"
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
L50.26.5a-b
CREDIT LINE
Assigned to the Brooklyn Museum by Jewish Cultural Reconstruction, Inc.
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Pair of Torah finials, silver-plated metal, openwork, floral motifs on finials resting on top of sphere, upper sphere decorated with floral motifs in openwork, lower sphere gadrooned, each sphere hung with six bells, stem gadrooned like lower sphere, base embossed with stylized leaves joining stem and conical foot.
Condition: Fair. Finials bent, one bell missing.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Jewish. Pair of Torah Finials, 1920s. Silver-plated metal, 13 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (34.3 x 12.1 x 12.1 cm). Assigned to the Brooklyn Museum by Jewish Cultural Reconstruction, Inc., L50.26.5a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, L50.26.5a-b_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
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