Collection

Torah Curtain

Jewish

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Jewish. Torah Curtain, 1830–1831, with 18th–century silk brocade. Embroidered velvet, silk, 14 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. (37.5 x 40 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Anti-Defamation League of the B'nai Brith, 50.117.9b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Jewish

Title

Torah Curtain

Date

1830–1831, with 18th–century silk brocade

Medium

Embroidered velvet, silk

Classification

Textile

Dimensions

14 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. (37.5 x 40 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of the Anti-Defamation League of the B'nai Brith

Accession Number

50.117.9b

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Artists and makers

Jewish

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