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Torah Cover

Culture: Jewish
Medium: Embroidered velvet
Place Made: Eastern Europe
Dates: 20th century
Dimensions: 22 1/2 x 15 in. (57.2 x 38.1 cm)
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: L50.26.16
Credit Line: Loaned by Jewish Cultural Reconstruction, Inc.
Image: Overall, L50.26.16_PS1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2005

Catalogue Description: Torah Cover, green velvet, machine embroidery, on center star of David topped by crown, underneath symmetrical floral decoration, on bottom Hebrew inscription reads: "for the memory of Rabbi Moses, son of Nathan Neta" [See catalogue sheet in Decorative Arts departmental files for Hebrew inscription]. Condition: Good, lining missing

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